axilla – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
axilla
n.
armpit (Anatomy)
Axilla
The
axilla (or
underarm, or
oxter) is the area on the human body directly under the
joint where the
arm connects to the
shoulder. It also provides the under-arm
sweat gland.
axilla
Noun
1. the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water"
(synonym) armpit, axillary cavity, axillary fossa
(hypernym) cavity, bodily cavity, cavum
(part-holonym) shoulder
(part-meronym) axillary artery, arteria axillaris
Axilla
(n.)
The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
(n.)
An axil.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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