axillary

[ ak-suh-ler-ee ]
/ ˈæk səˌlɛr i /
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adjective

Anatomy, Ornithology. pertaining to the axilla.
Botany. pertaining to or growing from the axil.

noun, plural ax·il·lar·ies.

Ornithology. axillar.

Origin of axillary

First recorded in 1605–15; axill(a) + -ary

OTHER WORDS FROM axillary

in·ter·ax·il·lar·y, adjective post·ax·il·lar·y, adjective su·per·ax·il·lar·y, adjective

Words nearby axillary

axil, axile, axilemma, axilla, axillar, axillary, axillary artery, axillary bud, axillary cataract, axillary cavity, axillary fossa

Words related to axillary

alar, alary

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British Dictionary definitions for axillary

axillary
/ (ækˈsɪlərɪ) /

adjective

of, relating to, or near the armpit
botany growing in or related to the axil an axillary bud

noun plural -laries

Also called: axillar (ækˈsɪlə, ˈæksɪlə) (usually plural) one of the feathers growing from the axilla of a bird's wing

Medical definitions for axillary

axillary
[ ăk′sə-lĕr′ē ]

n.

Relating to the axilla.