axilla

Noun

axilla (plural: axillae)

1. The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
2. The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs.

Synonyms:

• 2: axil

6 letters in word "axilla": A A I L L X.

No anagrams for axilla found in this word list.

Words found within axilla:

aa aal ai aia ail al ala all ax axal axial axil ill la laa lax li xi

• Definitions:
• the armpit.
• Armpit. Example: The lymph nodes of the axilla may be involved in some patients with breast cancer. Surgery is often undertaken to determine if the lymph nodes in the axilla are involved.
• (ax·il·la) (ak-sil´?) gen. and pl. axil´lae [L.] [TA] the pyramidal region between the upper thoracic wall and the upper limb, its base formed by the skin and apex bounded by the approximation of the clavicle, coracoid process, and first rib; it contains axillary vessels, the brachial ...
• This typically refers to the pyramid shaped space forming the underside of the shoulder between the upper arm and the side of the chest. In the lumbar spine, the spinal cord usually ends at the lower border of the first lumbar vertebra. ...
• The hollow area under the arm where it joins the body. Skin-fold freckles related to NF1 often develop in this area.
• (ak-sil´ua) The depressed hollow commonly called the armpit.
• The underarm or armpit
• Axillary cavity; armpit; space below the shoulder joint.
• the medical term for armpit, a common place for gonadal hair after puberty. Armpit hair is referred to medically as axillary hair
• the name of a family of the Servilia gens, which is merely another form of ahala. Axilla is a diminutive of Ala. (Comp. Cic. Orat.
• The region of the body commonly referred to as the armpit.
• The armpit area behind the anterior axillary's fold. It contains the axillary's lymph nodes.
• (ack-sil-la) the armpit.
• armpit: the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water"
• The underarm (or armpit, axilla, or oxter) is the area on the human body directly under the joint where the arm connects to the shoulder.

• axilemmata ←
• axilemma ←
• axile ←
• axilla
• → axillae
• → axillar
• → axillaries