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ARMPIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder
Example:
they were up to their armpits in water
Synonyms:
armpit; axilla; axillary cavity; axillary fossa
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("armpit" is a kind of...):
bodily cavity; cavity; cavum ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)
Meronyms (parts of "armpit"):
arteria axillaris; axillary artery (the part of the main artery of the arm that lies in the armpit and is continuous with the subclavian artery above and the brachial artery below)
Holonyms ("armpit" is a part of...):
shoulder (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm)
Context examples:
A wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground, used as an aid while walking.
(Crutch, NCI Thesaurus)
Surgical removal of tissues from the lymph nodes located in the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and the thorax (armpit) so that a biopsy can be performed.
(Axillary Lymph Node Biopsy, NCI Thesaurus)
Surgical removal of the lymph nodes located in the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and the thorax, or axilla (armpit).
(Axillary lymph node dissection, NCI Thesaurus)
He held out his sacred snuff-box to me as he spoke, as a solemn pledge of his goodwill, and, as I look back at him, there is no moment at which I see him more plainly than that with the old mischievous light dancing once more in his large intolerant eyes, one thumb in the armpit of his vest, and the little shining box held out upon his snow-white palm.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
But the fatal blow never fell, for even as his arm quivered before descending, the Spaniard gave a shudder, and stiffening himself rolled heavily over upon his side, with the blood gushing from his armpit and from the slit of his vizor.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The underarm or armpit.
(Axilla, NCI Dictionary)
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma can cause many symptoms, such as: • Swollen, painless lymph nodes in the neck, armpits or groin • Unexplained weight loss • Fever • Soaking night sweats • Coughing, trouble breathing or chest pain • Weakness and tiredness that don't go away • Pain, swelling or a feeling of fullness in the abdomen
(Lymphoma, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
