HyperDic: axillary_fossa

English > 1 sense of the expression axillary fossa:
NOUNbodyaxillary fossa, armpit, axilla, axillary cavitythe hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder
English > axillary fossa: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningThe hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder.
Synonymsarmpit, axilla, axillary cavity
Part ofshoulderThe part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
Partsaxillary artery, arteria axillarisThe part of the main artery of the arm that lies in the armpit and is continuous with the subclavian artery above and the brachial artery below
Broadercavity, bodily cavity, cavum(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus / sinus within the body
Spanishaxila, fosa axilar, sobaco
Catalanaixella, axil·la

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