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Axilla

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axilla /ax·il·la/ (ak-sil´ah) pl. axil´lae   [L.] the armpit.ax´illary
ax·il·la (k-sl)
n. pl. ax·il·lae (-sl)
See armpit.

Axilla (plural, axillae)
The medical term for the armpit.

axilla,
n a pyramid-shaped space forming the underside of the shoulder between the upper part of the arm and the side of the chest.

axilla
pl. axillae [L.] the armpit.

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2] for 1 minute to the inferior axilla, was used throughout the 6 weeks of intervention to increase tissue extensibility.
The patient was treated with chemotherapy and involved-field radiotherapy to the right axilla and tonsil.
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