axillary

adj

/ˈæksɪlɛɹi/US/ækˈsɪləɹi/UK

Etymology

Alteration by association with -ary of the French axillaire (“of the axilla”), itself an alteration of the earlier forms aisselliere and aissellaire, both from the assumed Latin etymon *axillāris, from axilla (“armpit”), diminutive form of the assumed *axula.

derived from axillaire

Definitions

Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit.
Situated in, or rising from, an axil
Situated in, or rising from, an axil; relating to an axil.
Alternative form of axillar.

The neighborhood

Derived

axillary artery, axillary gland, axillary hair, axillary nerve, axillary vein, cervicoaxillary, costoaxillary, extraaxillary, infraaxillary, interaxillary, intraaxillary, midaxillary, subaxillary, supraaxillary, transaxillary

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