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axilla

[ak-sil-uh] / ækˈsɪl ə /
NOUN
armpit
Synonyms
WEAK


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Ventrolateral glands weakly developed, not reaching axilla or groin and broadly separated midventrally.

From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by Duellman, William E.

Ventrolateral glands moderately developed, not reaching axilla or groin and broadly separated midventrally.

From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by Duellman, William E.

It is a familiar fact that the difference of temperature in cholera when taken in the rectum and the axilla may be 4° F., or even more than this.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

In cases of average severity it rarely falls below 95° F. in the axilla.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

In the cold stage it is not uncommon for a difference of temperature to be noted of nearly ten degrees between the axilla and the rectum.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various