AXILLARY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the armpit

Example:

axillary gland

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to the axil

Synonyms:

alar; axillary

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

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)

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Context examples:

A radiation field that includes the bilateral cervical, supraclavicular, and axillary lymph nodes.

(Minimantle Radiation Field, NCI Thesaurus)

A unipolar electrocardiogram lead site; the electrode is placed on the anterior chest wall level with lead V4 at the left anterior axillary line.

(Lead Site V5, NCI Thesaurus)

The classification is based on axillary lymph node dissection with or without sentinel lymph node biopsy.

(Breast Cancer Pathologic Regional Lymph Nodes TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)

Breast carcinoma that has not spread beyond the breast and the axillary lymph nodes.

(Early-Stage Breast Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include axillary lymphadenitis, axillary lipoma, and metastatic carcinoma to the axillary lymph nodes.

(Axillary Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

A surgical procedure in which the axillary lymph node group is dissected and removed without prior removal and examination of the sentinel lymph node.

(Axillary Lymph Node Dissection without Prior Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy, NCI Thesaurus)

An axillary lymph node along the brachial vein.

(Brachial Lymph Node, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called axillary lymph node dissection.

(Axillary dissection, NCI Dictionary)

A clinical finding indicating the enlargement of the lymph nodes in the axillary region.

(Axillary Lymphadenopathy, NCI Thesaurus)

Any artery arising from the axillary artery.