noun
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the technical name for the armpit
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the area on the undersurface of a bird's wing corresponding to the armpit
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of axilla
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1610–20
Example Sentences
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His right hand had only one small sore upon it, and no tumour discovered itself in the corresponding axilla.
From An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae A Disease Discovered in Some of the Western Counties of England, Particularly Gloucestershire, and Known by the Name of the Cow Pox by Jenner, Edward
The skin on the flanks, especially the axilla, is areolate.
From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by Duellman, William E.
In 2 cases only did the thermometer in the axilla reach 105°.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
In cases of average severity it rarely falls below 95° F. in the axilla.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Ventrolateral glands weakly developed, not reaching axilla or groin and broadly separated midventrally.
From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by Duellman, William E.
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