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Under the arm "arm pit"
axillary
Under your arm.
THE CPT CODE IS 34490.
No, this is an accurate reading. You add a degree when obtaining temperature under the arm (axillary) or in the ear (tympanic).
You can use a regular thermometer probe to take a underarm (axillary) temperature.
214.1 is the ICD-9 code 00400 is the CPT code...the main term is anesthesia and the subterm is arm.
Ankle Aorta Arm Atlas Atria Axilla Axillary nerve Axillary artery Axillary vein Axis armpit
The antebrachial region is distal to the axillary region. This means that the forearm (antebrachium) is situated below the arm (axilla) when the body is in the anatomical position.
Axillary nodes
on the side, under the arm (axillary thoracotomy); on the front, through the breastbone (median sternotomy); slanting from the back to the side (posterolateral thoracotomy); or under the breast
In puberty, hair does not all come at once; often the pubic region is first. Axillary hair (arm pits) will probably come later.