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The axilla (or armpit, underarm, or oxter) is the area on the human body directly under the joint where the arm connects to the shoulder.

The term "underarm" typically refers to the outer surface of the axilla. However, the terms are sometimes used interchangeably in casual contexts. Colloquially, armpit refers to an object or place which is smelly, greasy or otherwise undesirable.

The term oxter is most often used in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. In Northern Ireland "oxter" generally replaces all other names for the armpit.

Definition of Axillary
Axillary: Pertaining to the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and the body, better known as the armpit.

The word "axilla" was borrowed directly from the Latin. To the Romans, as to us, the axilla was just the armpit.

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