AXILLARY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does axillary mean? 

• AXILLARY (adjective)
  The adjective AXILLARY has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to the axil

2. of or relating to the armpit

  Familiarity information: AXILLARY used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AXILLARY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the axil

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

alar; axillary

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

Pertainym:

axil (the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk)

Derivation:

axil (the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to the armpit

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

axillary gland

Domain category:

anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)

Pertainym:

armpit (the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder)

Derivation:

axilla (the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder)

 Context examples 

Breast cancer that has not spread beyond the breast or the axillary lymph nodes.

(Early-stage breast cancer, NCI Dictionary)

An axillary artery branch with distribution to the humeral head and biceps muscle.

(Anterior Circumflex Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

The latter often spreads to the axillary lymph nodes and other anatomic sites.

(Ductal Breast Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

One of five superficial veins of the upper extremity, beginning at the radial aspect of the wrist area, wrapping around the forearm and emptying into the axillary vein.

(Cephalic Vein, NCI Thesaurus)

There is no history of extramammary breast lymphoma and ipsilateral axillary lymph node involvement does not exclude the diagnosis of primary breast lymphoma.

(Breast Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A question about whether an individual has axillary fullness or numbness.

(Have Axillary Fullness or Numbness, NCI Thesaurus)

An artery arising from the axillary artery that supplies the mammary gland and chest muscles.

(Lateral Thoracic Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

There is no history of extramammary breast non-Hodgkin lymphoma and ipsilateral axillary lymph node involvement does not exclude the diagnosis of primary breast non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

(Non-Hodgkin Breast Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include axillary lymphadenitis and axillary abscess.

(Non-Neoplastic Axillary Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

The continuation of the axillary vein which follows the subclavian artery and then joins the internal jugular vein to form the brachiocephalic vein.

(Murine Subclavian Vein, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)