axillary en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ækˈsɪləɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈæksɪlɛɹi/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Alteration by association with -ary of the French axillaire (“of the axilla”), itself an alteration of the earlier forms aisselliere and aissellaire, both from the assumed Latin etymon *axillāris, from axilla (“armpit”), diminutive form of the assumed *axula.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit.
- (not-comparable) Situated in, or rising from, an axil; relating to an axil.
Deriveds
extraaxillary · supraaxillary · axillary hair · transaxillary · intraaxillary · axillary nerve · subaxillary · interaxillary · axillary vein · axillary artery · midaxillary · cervicoaxillary · axillary gland · costoaxillary · infraaxillary
Translations (15)
ca axil·lar (botany) · id aksilar (botany) · ca axil·lar (of or pertaining to the axilla) · gl axilar (botany) · tl biklatan (botany) · es axilar (botany) · fi kainalo- (of or pertaining to the axilla) · gl axilar (of or pertaining to the axilla) · pl pachowy (of or pertaining to the axilla) · pt axilar (of or pertaining to the axilla) · pl szczytowy (botany) · fr axillaire (of or pertaining to the axilla) · cy ceseiliol (botany) · es axilar (of or pertaining to the axilla) · it ascellare (of or pertaining to the axilla)