English Explanatory Dictionary

axillary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit.
  2. Situated in, or rising from, an axil; relating to an axil.
noun
  1. Alternative form of axillar.

Pronunciation

/ˈæksɪlɛɹi/ /ækˈsɪləɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-axillary.wav

Word forms

axillary axillaries

Etymology

Alteration by association with -ary of the French axillaire (“of the axilla”), itself an alteration of the earlier forms aisselliere and aissellaire, both from the assumed Latin etymon *axillāris, from axilla (“armpit”), diminutive form of the assumed *axula.

Related words

auxiliary

Derived words

axillary artery axillary gland axillary hair axillary nerve axillary vein cervicoaxillary costoaxillary extraaxillary infraaxillary interaxillary intraaxillary midaxillary subaxillary supraaxillary transaxillary
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