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axilla

[ak-sil-uh] / ækˈsɪl ə /
NOUN
armpit
Synonyms
WEAK


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This murmur may be transmitted out into the axilla and be heard at the inferior angle of the left scapula.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield

They are confined to no part of the body, but appear usually earliest and most abundantly upon the folds of the axilla and upon the abdomen.

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

A pressure made on the brachial vein and its branches by scirrhous glands in the axilla, is a common cause of this state.

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Franklin Bache

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

At the same time she had in both axillae glandular tumors as large as the head of a fetus.

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

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

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


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