axilla C2 Topic:The Human Body US /ækˈsɪlə/ UK /ækˈsɪlə/ See IPA manual Freq #114625 Meanings 1 noun anatomy: the armpit, especially the space beneath the shoulder joint through which major nerves and blood vessels pass The clinician checked the lymph nodes in the patient's axilla. 2 noun entomology: a region of an insect's thorax near the base of the wing The specimen had a dark patch across the axilla behind the wing joint. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · anatomy: the armpit,... armpitunderarm Word family Forms axillae Derived forms axillary Related forms axilshoulderbrachial plexusthorax Etymology Borrowed from Latin axilla, 'armpit or side.' It is related to axil, the angle between a plant stem and a branch or leaf, and remains the formal anatomical term for the underarm region. Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # axilla **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ækˈsɪlə/ **IPA (UK):** /ækˈsɪlə/ **Frequency rank:** 114625 ## Meanings 1. anatomy: the armpit, especially the space beneath the shoulder joint through which major nerves and blood vessels pass 2. entomology: a region of an insect's thorax near the base of the wing ## Examples - The clinician checked the lymph nodes in the patient's axilla. - The specimen had a dark patch across the axilla behind the wing joint. ## Synonyms - armpit - underarm ## Derived Forms - axillary ## Related Forms - axil - shoulder - brachial plexus - thorax ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin axilla, 'armpit or side.' It is related to axil, the angle between a plant stem and a branch or leaf, and remains the formal anatomical term for the underarm region. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown