axilla
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Noun (1)axillae
- the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder“they were up to their armpits in water”Synonyms: armpitaxillary cavityaxillary fossaType of cavity, bodily cavityPart of shoulderParts axillary artery, arteria axillaris
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ax·il′la (ăks-ĭl′lȧ), noun; pl. Axillae (ăks·ĭl′wb-a1′>′lǣ).
Origin: L.
Anatomy The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
2. Botany An axil.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54