axilla

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Lumbar glands are longer than broad, at least one third the distance from axilla to groin, lateral and usually high, and often conspicuous and protuberant.

From A New Species of Frog (Genus Tomodactylus) from Western Mexico by Webb, Robert G.

These glands are found in different parts of the body, but are most numerous in the groins, axilla, or arm-pits, neck, and cavities of the chest and abdomen.

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin

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

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

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

Supposing the arm to have been inoculated, the lymphatic glands of the axilla now become swollen and tender, but their suppuration is unusual, and is to be regarded as a complication.

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