The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water"
The armpit. Lymph glands in the armpit are called the axillary nodes. Certain cancer, such as breast cancer, spread to the axillary nodes. Axillary lymph nodes are usually removed by surgery to determine if breast cancer is present and if treatment with chemotherapy is necessary.
(ak sil LA, singular; plural, axillae AKSIL lee): Underarm or armpit.
The axilla is commonly known as the armpit. The lymph nodes that filter lymph fluid for the upper part of your body are located in the axilla. For the lower limbs, the filtering lymph nodes are located in the groin.
The armpit area, a small pyramid-shaped space between the upper and side part of the chest to the middle side of the arm. Besides the armpit, it includes pertinent vessels, the brachial plexus of nerves, a large number of lymph nodes, and fat and areolar tissue. Also called armpit, fossa axillaries, and axillary space.
The space between the upper lateral part of the chest and medial side of the arm, including the armpit and a large number of lymph nodes.
The armpit; axillary (adj.)
The axilla is the area under the arm or the armpit.
Under the arm, the armpit. Understanding Breast Cancer
the medical term for armpit, a common place for gonadal hair after puberty. Armpit hair is referred to medically as axillary hair #!-- google_ad_client = "pub-2616548839498936"; google_alternate_color = "FFFFFF"; google_ad_width = 120; google_ad_height = 600; google_ad_format = "120x600_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel =""; google_color_border = "66ccff"; google_color_link = "0000FF"; google_color_bg = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "000000"; google_color_url = "666666"; //-- Was this helpful? Support this site
The axilla is the armpit or an analogous part.
The armpit. ( See also axillary dissection).
Hair found in the armpit.
The armpit. Back to Glossary Index
the armpit; axillary, the adjective, as in the axillary lymph nodes.
Axilla refers to the armpit; the small pyramidal space between the upper lateral part of the chest and the medial side of the arm. AXON The axon is that part of a nerve cell through which impulses travel away from the cell body.
medical term for the armpit