axilla

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

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

The axilla should first be wiped; then the thermometer should be inserted and held for 5 minutes by pressing the arm tightly against the chest wall.

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

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

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

In cases of average severity it rarely falls below 95° F. in the axilla.

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

Gardiner describes a mulatto woman who had four mammae, two of which were near the axillae, about four inches in circumference, with proportionate sized nipples.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

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

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

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