axillary
[ ak-suh-ler-ee ]
/ ˈæk səˌlɛr i /
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adjective
noun, plural ax·il·lar·ies.
Ornithology. axillar.
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OTHER WORDS FROM axillary
in·ter·ax·il·lar·y, adjectivepost·ax·il·lar·y, adjectivesu·per·ax·il·lar·y, adjectiveWords nearby axillary
axil, axile, axilemma, axilla, axillar, axillary, axillary artery, axillary bud, axillary cataract, axillary cavity, axillary fossa
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British Dictionary definitions for axillary
axillary
/ (ækˈsɪlərɪ) /
adjective
of, relating to, or near the armpit
botany growing in or related to the axilan axillary bud
noun plural -laries
Also called: axillar (ækˈsɪlə, ˈæksɪlə) (usually plural) one of the feathers growing from the axilla of a bird's wing
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Medical definitions for axillary
axillary
[ ăk′sə-lĕr′ē ]
n.
Relating to the axilla.
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