axilla

American  

[ak-sil-uh] / ækˈsɪl ə /

noun

plural

axillae

1. Anatomy. the armpit.

2. Ornithology. the corresponding region under the wing of a bird.

3. Botany. an axil.

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axilla British  

/ ækˈsɪlə /

noun

1. the technical name for the armpit

2. the area on the undersurface of a bird's wing corresponding to the armpit

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Etymology

Origin of axilla

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1610–20

Example Sentences

Supposing the arm to have been inoculated, the lymphatic glands of the axilla now become swollen and tender, but their suppuration is unusual, and is to be regarded as a complication.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

A dark stripe extends from the nostril to the eye and thence posteriorly to a point between the axilla and groin.

From A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico by Duellman, William E.

This murmur may be transmitted out into the axilla and be heard at the inferior angle of the left scapula.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall

Intense brown and black pigment forms fine reticulations delimiting bold blue spots on the flanks; this coloration extends to the axilla in many specimens.

From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.

There is no dark post-tympanic mark, but dark brown pigment forms a venated pattern from the axilla to the mid-flank; the inguinal region is white, finely mottled with dark brown.

From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.