Axillary
of, relating to, or located near the axilla –axillary lymph nodes –axillary temperature
Definition of axillary
plural axillaries
one of the feathers arising from the axilla and closing the space between the flight feathers and body of a flying bird
Recent Examples of axillary from the Web
The test, called Oncotype DX, is designed for women with the most common type of breast cancer, which accounts for half of all breast cancer cases in the US: hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative, and axillary node-negative cancer.
— , Vox, “Many breast cancer patients don’t need chemo, a precision medicine study just found,” 5 June 2018
The removal of 28 of my lymph nodes means that every few days, excess fluid collects in my arm, causing it to turn pitted and spongy until my hand swells up like a Mickey Mouse glove.
— , SELF, “I Felt Like I Deserved My Breast Cancer,” 17 May 2018
Last season, doctors diagnosed Oberg, 26, with artery thrombosis (blood clots) in his right arm and shoulder.
— , The Denver Post, “Scott Oberg, back from blood clot scare, in the mix for Rockies’ bullpen,” 13 Feb. 2017
Definition of axillary
1 : of, relating to, or located near the axilla
2 : situated in or growing from an axil
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