Axillary

Axillary
Pertaining to the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and the body, better known as the armpit. The word "axilla" was borrowed directly from the Latin. To the Romans, as to us, the axilla was just the armpit.
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Relating to the axilla. SYN: alar (2).

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ax·il·lary 'ak-sə-.ler-ē adj of, relating to, or located near the axilla <\axillary lymph nodes> <\axillary temperature>

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