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axilla

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


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There is no dark post-tympanic mark, but dark brown pigment forms a venated pattern from the axilla to the mid-flank; the inguinal region is white, finely mottled with dark brown.

From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.

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 Warfield, Louis Marshall

Flanks dark brown with pale blue spots in axilla and groin and bluish white flecks on mid-flank.

From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.

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 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