axil-arm
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Axilla — The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and the body, better known as the armpit. The word axilla was borrowed directly from the Latin. To the Romans, as to us, the axilla was just the armpit. * * * The space below the shoulder joint, bounded… … Medical dictionary
Axilla — Ax*il la ([a^]ks*[i^]l l[.a]), n.; pl. {Axillae} ([a^]ks*[i^]l l[=ae]). [L.] (Anat.) The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) An axil. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Axillae — Axilla Ax*il la ([a^]ks*[i^]l l[.a]), n.; pl. {Axillae} ([a^]ks*[i^]l l[=ae]). [L.] (Anat.) The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) An axil. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
axilla — noun (plural axillae or las) Etymology: Latin, diminutive of ala wing, upper arm, armpit, axil more at aisle Date: 1616 the cavity beneath the junction of a forelimb and the body; especially armpit … New Collegiate Dictionary
axillary — adj.; pl. ies [L. axilla, armpit] 1. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Pertaining to the axilla. 2. (ECHINODERMATA: Asteroidea) In an axil, applied to a single ossicle. 3. (ECHINODERMATA: Crinoidea) A brachial supporting 2 arm branches … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
axilla — n. [L. pl. Axilloe.] (Anat.) Armpit, hollow of the arm, axil … New dictionary of synonyms
axilla — n. (pl. las, lae ,) armpit; shoulder. ♦ axillary a. of arm pit; of or growing in an axil … Dictionary of difficult words
