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 this species the lateral yellow stripe is indistinct and is persistent only in the axilla; the dorsolateral stripes terminate anterior to the hind limbs and are not separated from the tan dorsum.

From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.

The axilla should first be wiped; then the thermometer should be inserted and held for 5 minutes by pressing the arm tightly against the chest wall.

From American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick by Cross, American Red

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.

Temperatures taken in the axilla are less accurate than those taken by mouth or rectum.

From American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick by Cross, American Red