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axilla

noun as in armpit

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Example Sentences

He had a little pain in the axilla, and felt a slight indisposition for three or four hours.

His right hand had only one small sore upon it, and no tumour discovered itself in the corresponding axilla.

He employed the thermometer in the axilla in examining his cases, as did the iatrophysicists of the previous century.

The spots chosen are the cavity of the axilla, corresponding with our armpit, and the crease where the thigh joins the belly.

The long thoracic nerve may be cut across while clearing out the axilla in operating for cancer of the breast.

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On this page you'll find 2 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to axilla, such as: oxter.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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