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axilla

Noun

ax=il=la

WORDNET DICTIONARY

axilla(n = noun.body) armpit, axillary cavity, axillary fossa - the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water"

is a kind of bodily cavity, cavity, cavum

has parts: arteria axillaris, axillary artery

is a part of shoulder

Derived form adjective axillary₂

axilla, n. [L.].

The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder. [1913 Webster]
An axil. [1913 Webster]

axilla, n. (pl. axillae)
1 Anat. the armpit.
2 an axil.

Etymology

L, = armpit, dimin. of ala wing

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