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axillary

[ ak-suh-ler-ee ]

adjective

  1. Anatomy, Ornithology. pertaining to the axilla.
  2. Botany. pertaining to or growing from the axil.


noun

plural axillaries.
  1. Ornithology. axillar.

axillary

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adjective

  1. of, relating to, or near the armpit
  2. botany growing in or related to the axil

    an axillary bud

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. Also calledaxillarækˈsɪləˈæksɪlə usually plural one of the feathers growing from the axilla of a bird's wing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of axillary1

First recorded in 1605–15; axill(a) + -ary
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Mr Flack said that transection of the left axillary artery – the main artery to the arm – was also a contributory cause to her death.

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More than one-third of patients who underwent axillary dissection were found to have additional metastases than the maximum two in the sentinel lymph nodes.

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Botanists have discovered that money is not only the root of all evil, but also its hypocotyl, petiole and axillary bud.

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The site of inflammation with this vaccine is your deltoid muscle, which is going to drain to your axillary lymph node, so the lymph nodes in your armpits.

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“As more information about the incidence and appearance of axillary lymphadenopathy following COVID-19 vaccination becomes available, it may be appropriate to change the duration of follow-up or final assessment recommendations,†the society said.

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