axilla
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His right hand had only one small sore upon it, and no tumour discovered itself in the corresponding axilla.
From An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae A Disease Discovered in Some of the Western Counties of England, Particularly Gloucestershire, and Known by the Name of the Cow Pox by Edward Jenner
In most individuals the white color in the axilla extends onto the posterior edge of the upper arm.
From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by William E. Duellman
In most cases the heat in the axilla exceeds 103°, and may even mount up to 105°.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Mrs. D., aged thirty-six, prolonged suppuration due to abscess of the axilla; nine months' standing.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz
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
Countered another scientist: What about "man's retention of abundant tufts in the axillae and pubic regions?"
From Time Magazine Archive
The arms inflamed properly, fever and pain in the axillae came on precisely the same as in the former cases, and in ten days eruptions appeared, which disappeared in the course of two days.
From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various
Their complexion varies from reddish-yellow to brownish-black, with head-hair often of a russet-brown, and body-hair, black and bristly on upper lip, chin, chest, axillae and pubes, yellowish and fleecy on cheeks, back and limbs.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
He had evidences of a beard and his axillae were very hairy; it is said he could with ease lift a man weighing 140 pounds.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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
