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The axilla is one of the four sites (the other three being the mouth, rectum, and ear canal) in which amedical thermometer may be inserted in order to measure body temperature.
If your temperature is taken orally, the temperature of your drink can change the reading on the thermometer. If your temperature is taken rectally or in the axilla, then it wouldn't matter how long it as been since you drank something.
axilla
Rectum, Mouth, Axilla.
From the axilla or from below the tongue.
Axilla (plural, axillae)
The axilla is the underarm area.
Axilla (The Armpit)Rectal (Anus)Tympanic (Ear)Be mindful of taking someones temperature where there is an infection.E.g.: Ear infection, Diarrhoea
The plural form for the singular noun axilla is axillae.
rectal tympanic axilla
I believe there are actually only 3 and they include the mouth, the armpit and the anus. The fourth location is inside the ear. There are special measuring devices you can get (usually designed for infants) to measure temperature accurately.But the temperature of all places are not same.
Axilla