axillary

US /ˈæksɪlɛɹi/ · UK /ækˈsɪləɹi/

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.

Derived terms

axillary artery, axillary gland, axillary hair, axillary nerve, axillary vein, cervicoaxillary, costoaxillary, extraaxillary, infraaxillary, interaxillary, intraaxillary, midaxillary, subaxillary, supraaxillary, transaxillary