axilla

[Lat. dim in. from an obs. axula.] 1. Anat.: The armpit. "Numerous sweat-glands exist in the axilla."Todd & Bowman Physiol. Anat., vol. 1, 422 IMG:content-0955.png:[blocks in formation] 1. Anat.: Pertaining to the armpit. Axillary Artery: The name given to the subclavian artery at that part of its course in which it pa es the armpit ( axilla ). Important ve els are thence sent off to the shoulders and chest. "Axillary artery is distributed into the hand; below the cubit, it divideth into two parts,"- Browne . Axillary Vein: The vein corresponding to the axillary artery. It springs from the subclavian vein. 2. botany: Pertaining to the axil (q.v.); arising from the axil; placed in the axil. (Lindley: Introd. to Bot., 3rd ed., 1839, pp. 112, 490.)