AXILLA (axillae)

 Dictionary entry overview: What does axilla mean? 

• AXILLA (noun)
  The noun AXILLA has 1 sense:

1. the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder

  Familiarity information: AXILLA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AXILLA (noun)

Meaning:

The hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

armpit; axilla; axillary cavity; axillary fossa

Context example:

they were up to their armpits in water

Hypernyms ("axilla" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "axilla"):

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 ("axilla" is a part of...):

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