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AXILLARY FOSSA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does axillary fossa mean?
• AXILLARY FOSSA (noun)
The noun AXILLARY FOSSA has 1 sense:
1. the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder
Familiarity information: AXILLARY FOSSA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("axillary fossa" is a kind of...):
bodily cavity; cavity; cavum ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)
Meronyms (parts of "axillary fossa"):
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 ("axillary fossa" is a part of...):
shoulder (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm)
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