axilla

[ak-sil-uh]

noun, plural ax·il·lae

[ak-sil-ee] /ækˈsɪl i/.

Anatomy. the armpit.
Ornithology. the corresponding region under the wing of a bird.
Botany. an axil.

Origin of axilla

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1610–20

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Related Words for axillae

axilla, oxter

Examples from the Web for axillae

Historical Examples of axillae

Axillae: two small, subtriangular sclerites at the lateral basal angles of the meso-scutellum in Proctytripidae.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
John. B. Smith
You specify the axillae and the front region of the chest and lower part of scapulae: now, these are all hairy spots in man.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II
Charles Darwin

British Dictionary definitions for axillae

axilla

noun plural -lae (-liː)

the technical name for the armpit
the area on the undersurface of a bird's wing corresponding to the armpit

Word Origin for axilla

C17: from Latin: armpit

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axillae in Medicine

axilla

[ăk-sĭl′ə]

n. pl. ax•il•lae (-sĭl′ē)

armpit