axilla

According to the group, a more recent study found higher levels of one paraben, n-propylparaben, in the axilla quadrant of the breast where the highest proportion of breast tumors is found.

This means that most women will not need to have a second surgery to the axilla after a cancerous node has been found.

Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit; as, axillary gland, artery, nerve.

In this country it is generally introduced into the axilla, and less frequently into the mouth, for the purpose of making an observation.

Mrs. D., aged thirty-six, prolonged suppuration due to abscess of the axilla; nine months' standing.