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Axillary Cavity (Noun)

Meaning

The hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water".

Classification

Nouns denoting body parts.

Examples

  • The axillary cavity was swollen and painful to the touch after the accident.
  • Sweat stains formed under her arms in the warm summer air, collecting in the axillary cavity.
  • After a long day of hiking, she noticed a tick embedded in the skin of her axillary cavity.
  • The axillary cavity was the site of a painful bruise after she fell onto her arm.
  • In medical school, students learn to examine the axillary cavity for swollen lymph nodes.

Synonyms

  • Axillary Fossa
  • Armpit
  • Axilla

Hypernyms

  • Cavity
  • Bodily Cavity
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