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AXILLARY FOSSA

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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:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

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

Meronyms (parts of "axillary fossa"):

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 fossa" is a part of...):

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

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