axilla

Temperatures taken in the axilla are less accurate than those taken by mouth or rectum.

From American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick by American Red Cross

These glands are found in different parts of the body, but are most numerous in the groins, axilla, or arm-pits, neck, and cavities of the chest and abdomen.

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Calvin Cutter

The skin on the flanks, especially the axilla, is areolate.

From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by William E. Duellman

Flanks dark brown with pale blue spots in axilla and groin and bluish white flecks on mid-flank.

From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by William E. Duellman

The axilla, groin, anterior and posterior surfaces of the thighs, ventral surfaces of the hind limbs, and webbing on the hands and feet were tomato red.

From Descriptions of New Hylid Frogs From Mexico and Central America by William E. Duellman

Countered another scientist: What about "man's retention of abundant tufts in the axillae and pubic regions?"

From Time Magazine Archive

The injury they do to flowers is comparatively trifling; though, like the Guinea-fowl, they are great eaters of buds, cutting them out cleanly from the axillae of leaves.

From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Robert Jennings

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

You specify the axillae and the front region of the chest and lower part of scapulae: now, these are all hairy spots in man.

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Sir Francis Darwin

Another remedy from Journal of Nursing is this: "Zinc oxide" applied to axillae twice a week, after bathing at night, will dissipate the odor.

From Making Good on Private Duty by Harriet Camp Lounsbery