axilla

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

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock

In 2 cases only did the thermometer in the axilla reach 105°.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

A dark stripe extends from the nostril to the eye and thence posteriorly to a point between the axilla and groin.

From A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico by Duellman, William E.

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

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