Pronunciation: | | ak'silu
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | |
[n] small depression under the shoulder joint where the arm joins the shoulder |
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AXILLA is a 6 letter word that starts with A. |
| Synonyms: | | armpit, axillary cavity, axillary fossa |
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| See Also: | | arteria axillaris, axillary artery, bodily cavity, cavity, cavum, shoulder |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| 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.
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Medical Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | armpit. |
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