axillary : Idioms & Phrases

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axillary artery

  • noun the part of the main artery of the arm that lies in the armpit and is continuous with the subclavian artery above and the brachial artery below
    arteria axillaris.
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axillary cavity

  • noun the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder
    axilla; axillary cavity; armpit.
    • they were up to their armpits in water
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axillary fossa

  • noun the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder
    axilla; axillary cavity; armpit.
    • they were up to their armpits in water
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axillary node

  • noun any of the lymph glands of the armpit; fights infections in the neck and chest and arm regions
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axillary vein

  • noun a continuation of the basilic vein and brachial vein that becomes the subclavian vein
    vena axillaris.
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infra-axillary

In`fra-ax"il*la*ry adjective
Etymology
Infra + axillary.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Situated below the axil, as a bud.
Webster 1913

supra-axillary

Su"pra-ax"il*la*ry adjective
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Growing above the axil; inserted above the axil, as a peduncle. See Suprafoliaceous.
Webster 1913