Axillary

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  • adjective. Of, relating to, or located near the axilla.
  • adjective. Of, relating to, or located in an axil.
  • noun. undefined
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In the Crinoidea, the pentagonal plate which supports the branched arms.
  • In anatomy, pertaining to the axilla; contained in the axilla: as, the axillary boundaries; the axillary vessels.
  • In the arthropod animals, pertaining to an articulation or joint: said of parts which are attached to the point of union of two joints or other movable parts of the body.
  • In botany, pertaining to or growing from the axil (of plants). See cut under axil.
  • noun. Same as axillar.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit.
  • adjective. Situated in, or rising from, an axil; of or pertaining to an axil.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit; as, axillary gland, artery, nerve.
  • adjective. Situated in, or rising from, an axil; of or pertaining to an axil.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. of or relating to the armpit
  • adjective. of or relating to the axil
  • Word Usage
    "From this latter point the vessels and nerves take the name axillary, and in this axillary region the relative position of the nerves and vessels to each other and to the adjacent organs is somewhat changed."
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