Axilla

What do we mean by axilla?

The armpit. noun

A body part analogous to the armpit, such as the hollow under a bird's wing. noun

In botany, same as axil, 2. noun

In anatomy, the armpit; a region of the body in the recess between the upper arm (or in birds the upper part of the wing) and the side of the chest beneath the shoulder. noun

The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder. noun

An axil. noun

The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder. noun

Alternative form of axil. noun

The hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder noun

The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs.

Words that are spelled similarly to axilla:
axilla, maxilla, axila, atilla, avilla, paxilla.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word axilla:
armpit, axillary, underarm, brachial, groin, plexus, humerus, lymph, flap, medial, rib, glands, artery, fascia, nerves, ligament, limb, nerve, posterior, nodes, digits, vein, muscle, skin, breast, neck, scales, shoulder, arm, vessels, lower, cancer, disease, upper, blood, less, above, region, performed, side, front, short.

Words that rhyme with axilla:
tlaxcala, axle a.

Adjectives that are often used to describe axilla:
left, right, opposite, lower, ipsilateral, anterior, posterior, negative, human, upper, entire, dependent, contralateral, corresponding, low, distal, sound, affected, dry, closed, dissected, lateral, pectoral, mid, untreated, proximal, homolateral, undissected, latin, uninvolved, involved, near, adjacent, healthy, apical, medial, down, inferior, inspect, burned, aged, unaffected, palpate, fetal, wash, include, bearing.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective axilla:
segment, points, loop, area, downwards, region, night, elbow, posterior, lie, results, parallel, medial, fig, level, point, method, swell, changes, years, temperature, lift, groups, back, proximal, side, lateral, alter, erb, display.

Consonant match to axilla:
axillae, axillar, uccello, axle a, excel a, excel her, excel how, exhale a.

Words that sound like axilla:
axilla, axillae, maxilla, axil, axile, axils, taxila, axel, axle, axl, axles, aquila, axels, aksel, axelle, axal, axia, maxillae, axley, ocilla, actually, laxly, axing, excel, axes, excell, excelled, excels, accel, asl, exel, axa, akela, aqsa, ixl, xel, oxalis, axid, axs, xcel, makela, aksa, acela, aqil, acses, asla, asyl, excelan, akella, axelson, accels, axio, akla, acla, oxal, excelsa, oxalic, exile, exiled, exiles, ocala, isola, oxley, achille, icily, exil, akilah, squilla, akala, exley, ixia, accola, lucilla, asala, casilla, oxia, arcilla, mesilla, oscillo, access, actual, acapella, asile, ackles, acces, astle, asle, acular, asil, aqualung, aksum, asel, ahola, acal, acold, aquil, apicella, asselin, assel, axelrad.