n, pl  -lae  or  -las  :  the cavity beneath the junction of the arm or anterior appendage and shoulder or pectoral girdle containing the axillary artery and vein, a part of the brachial plexus of nerves, many lymph nodes, and fat and areolar tissue : esp  :  ARMPIT .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  ax·i·al  ax·ile 
 
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