axillary

/ˈæksɪlɛɹi/

UK: /ækˈsɪləɹi/

axillary

English Adj

Definition

Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit.

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.