AXILLA (axillae)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: axillae   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does axilla mean? 

• AXILLA (noun)
  The noun AXILLA has 1 sense:

1. the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder

  Familiarity information: AXILLA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AXILLA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

armpit; axilla; axillary cavity; axillary fossa

Context example:

they were up to their armpits in water

Hypernyms ("axilla" is a kind of...):

bodily cavity; cavity; cavum ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)

Meronyms (parts of "axilla"):

arteria axillaris; axillary artery (the part of the main artery of the arm that lies in the armpit and is continuous with the subclavian artery above and the brachial artery below)

Holonyms ("axilla" is a part of...):

shoulder (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm)

Derivation:

axillary (of or relating to the armpit)

 Context examples 

The most common site of lymph node involvement is the axilla.

(Breast Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A large blood vessel which returns blood to the heart from the lateral thorax, axilla, and upper limb.

(Axillary Vein, NCI Thesaurus)

It usually affects the axillae bilaterally.

(Fox-Fordyce Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare variant of mycosis fungoides, characterized by the development of folds of lax skin in the axillae or groins.

(Granulomatous Slack Skin Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

Inflammation of the apocrine sweat glands, characterized by redness, itching, pain or swelling of the sweat glands, usually in the axillae or groin.

(Hidradenitis, NCI Thesaurus)

The superolateral extension of the mammary gland into the axilla that consists of fibroadipose tissue, lymph nodes, and lymphatics.

(Axillary Tail of the Breast, NCI Thesaurus)

A melanotic cutaneous lesion that develops in the axilla and other body folds.

(Acanthosis Nigricans, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the structures of the axilla.

(Axillary Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

It presents as single or multiple nodular lesions which may be ulcerated or hemorrhagic and is usually in the axilla and less often in the anogenital region.

(Apocrine Gland Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign adipose tissue neoplasm of the axilla.

(Axillary Lipoma, NCI Thesaurus)