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axillary line

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axillary line,
an imaginary vertical line on the body wall, passing through a point midway between the anterior and posterior folds of the axilla.

axillary line
Physical exam A tissue landmark which extends southward from the axilla, under which lies mammary tissue. See Breast.


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The left leg electrode was positioned in the anterior axillary line halfway between the costal margin and the iliac crest.
Endoscopie ports were placed in the mid- and posterior axillary line at about the fourth and sixth interspaces after instillation of 0.
After the left lateral chest and axilla were prepped, a 5-mm trocar was placed in the anterior axillary line at the 5th to 6th intercostal space.
 
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