Examples of axilla in a Sentence
Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
The odor from the axilla corresponding to the dominant side (left) was rated more masculine and more intense than the other side (right).
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2010
The odor samples were collected from the axilla of male donors not involved in the main experiment.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2017
For this reason, Dr. Green suggests patients repeat the Botox axilla treatment every six months to maintain the effects.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2022
The vaccine may enlarge the lymph nodes in the axilla, or armpit, according to Parkinson.
—Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2021
In one woman, the swelling would be seen only in the left axilla.
—Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2021
After all, the vaccine is supposed to elicit an immune response and typically injected into your upper arm, which is close to your axilla.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
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Word History
borrowed from Latin, diminutive of āla "armpit, upper arm, wing, axil" (axilla < *aksl̥-lā < *aksl-elā < *aksl- + *-el-, diminutive suffix) — more at ala
Note: Latin axilla is marginally attested in classical Latin, in a remark made by Cicero on its relation to āla ("fuga litterae vastioris" - "by the loss of an unwieldy letter"; Orator 153) and in a Greek glossary of Latin words. The usual Late Latin form is a metathesized ascilla or ascella, taken to mean "armpit," the sense "wing" being restricted to āla; from ascella descend Romance forms as Italian ascella "armpit," French aisselle.
1616, in the meaning defined above
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“Axilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/axilla. Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.
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