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 Jenner, Edward

In this species the lateral yellow stripe is indistinct and is persistent only in the axilla; the dorsolateral stripes terminate anterior to the hind limbs and are not separated from the tan dorsum.

From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.

In 2 cases only did the thermometer in the axilla reach 105°.

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

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 Duellman, William E.

Ventrolateral glands noticeably thickened, extending from axilla nearly to groin and only narrowly separated midventrally on chest; skin of anterior part of chin thickened and glandular.

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