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AXILLARY NODE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does axillary node mean?
• AXILLARY NODE (noun)
The noun AXILLARY NODE has 1 sense:
1. any of the lymph glands of the armpit; fights infections in the neck and chest and arm regions
Familiarity information: AXILLARY NODE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of the lymph glands of the armpit; fights infections in the neck and chest and arm regions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("axillary node" is a kind of...):
lymph gland; lymph node; node (the source of lymph and lymphocytes)
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