axilla
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A pressure made on the brachial vein and its branches by scirrhous glands in the axilla, is a common cause of this state.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Franklin Bache
Ventrolateral glands well developed, reaching axilla and groin and narrowly separated on chest.
From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by William E. Duellman
A dark stripe extends from the nostril to the eye and thence posteriorly to a point between the axilla and groin.
From A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico by William E. Duellman
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
They are confined to no part of the body, but appear usually earliest and most abundantly upon the folds of the axilla and upon the abdomen.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Countered another scientist: What about "man's retention of abundant tufts in the axillae and pubic regions?"
From Time Magazine Archive
Later on in the history of the plague the inflammatory boils and buboes in the groins and axillae were recognized at once as prognosticating a fatal issue.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
The posterior part of the trunk, the axillae, the sclerotic coats of the eyes, the nails, and the skin of the head remained in their natural state and preserved their natural color.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
An extensive area of the throat, breast, axillae, median belly, and inguinal region is covered by hairs pure white to the skin.
From A New Subspecies of Wood Rat (Neotoma mexicana) from Colorado by Robert B. Finley
Hare describes a woman of thirty-seven who secreted normal milk from her axillae.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
