Axillary Fossa (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 doctor examined the patient's axillary fossa to check for any signs of infection.
- After a long day of physical labor, the smell emanating from his axillary fossa was overpowering.
- The nurse carefully cleaned and dressed the wound in the patient's axillary fossa.
- The axillary fossa is a common area for sweat stains to form on clothing.
- The hikers were up to their armpits in the swamp, the murky water filling their axillary fossa.