axilla

(ăk-sĭl'ə)
n., pl., -il·lae (-sĭl'ē).

1. The armpit.
2. A body part analogous to the armpit, such as the hollow under a bird's wing.

[Latin.]

n

A pyramid-shaped space forming the underside of the shoulder between the upper part of the arm and the side of the chest.

The space between the upper part of the arm and the side-wall of the chest, commonly called the armpit. The axilla is enclosed by the pectoral muscles in front, and the latissimus dorsi and teres major muscles behind.

Pl. axillae [L.] the armpit.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - armhule

Nederlands (Dutch)
(blad)oksel

Français (French)
n. - (Anat) aisselle

Deutsch (German)
n. - Achselhöhle

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ανατ., φυτολ.) μασχάλη

Italiano (Italian)
ascella

Português (Portuguese)
n. - axila (f) (Anat.)

Русский (Russian)
подмышечная впадина

Español (Spanish)
n. - axila, sobaco

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - armhåla (anat.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
咯肢窝, 腋窝

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 咯肢窩, 腋窩

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 겨드랑이, 엽액

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - わきの下

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إبط, إبط الطائر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בית השחי, הזווית שבין ענף לגזע או עלה לגבעול‬

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