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Meaning of AXILLA

Pronunciation:  ak'silu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  small depression under the shoulder joint where the arm joins the shoulder
 
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 Synonyms: armpit, axillary cavity, axillary fossa
 
 See Also: arteria axillaris, axillary artery, bodily cavity, cavity, cavum, shoulder

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ax*il"la\, n.; pl. {Axillae}. [L.] (Anat.)
The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and
shoulder.
2. (Bot.) An axil.
 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: armpit.
 

 

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