midaxillary en · ADJ
Etymology
From mid- + axillary.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Describing a vertical line on the body downwards from the armpit
The zero reference point for pressure recordings was set at the level of the right atrium in the midaxillary line (phlebostatic axis).
2015 July 14, “Mutation in BMPR2 Promoter: A ‘Second Hit’ for Manifestation of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension?”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: