Axillary

(aks'-il-a-re). Pertaining to the axilla. A. Artery, the continuation of the subclavian artery, extending from the lower border of the first rib to the insertion of the pectoral is major muscle, where it becomes the brachial. See Arteries, Table of. A. Glands, the lymphatic glands in the axilla. A. Plexus, the brachial plexus, formed by the last three cervical and the first dorsal nerves. A. Space, the irregular conical space of the axilla. A. Vein, a continuation of the brachial, corresponding with the artery and terminating in the subclavian vein.