Body Location or Region
axilla Audio
ax·il·la [ ak-sil-uh ]
Subclass of:
Upper Extremity
Etymology:
Latin axilla = the armpit
Definitions related to axilla:
  • Area of the human body underneath the SHOULDER JOINT, also known as the armpit or underarm.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Pertaining to the armpit area, including the lymph nodes that are located there.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The underside concavity where the arm and the shoulder are joined.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (axillary) The armpit.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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