axilla
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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.
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
The skin on the flanks, especially the axilla, is areolate.
From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by Duellman, William E.
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
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