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axilla

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


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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

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

In most individuals the white color in the axilla extends onto the posterior edge of the upper arm.

From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by Duellman, William E.

Ventrolateral glands moderately developed, not reaching axilla or groin and broadly separated midventrally.

From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by Duellman, William E.

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.




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