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    AXILLARY CAVITY

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulderplay

    Example:

    they were up to their armpits in water

    Synonyms:

    armpit; axilla; axillary cavity; axillary fossa

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("axillary cavity" is a kind of...):

    bodily cavity; cavity; cavum ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)

    Meronyms (parts of "axillary cavity"):

    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 ("axillary cavity" is a part of...):

    shoulder (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm)

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