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Axillary

//ˈæksɪlɛɹi// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Situated in, or rising from, an axil; relating to an axil. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the armpit wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to the axil wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of axillar. alt-of, alternative

Etymology

Etymology 1

Alteration by association with -ary of the French axillaire (“of the axilla”), itself an alteration of the earlier forms aisselliere and aissellaire, both from the assumed Latin etymon *axillāris, from axilla (“armpit”), diminutive form of the assumed *axula.

Etymology 2

Alteration by association with -ary of the French axillaire (“of the axilla”), itself an alteration of the earlier forms aisselliere and aissellaire, both from the assumed Latin etymon *axillāris, from axilla (“armpit”), diminutive form of the assumed *axula.

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