Axilla

[æk'silә]

Definition

(n.) The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.

(n.) An axil.

Checker: Rene

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [L. pl. Axill?/i>.] (Anat.) Armpit.

Typed by Aileen

Definition

n. (anat.) the armpit.—ns. Ax′illa Ax′il (bot.) the angle between the upper side of a branch and the trunk or a petiole and the stem it springs from.—adjs. Ax′illar Ax′illary.

Checker: Maisie