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  2. Axilla - Wikipedia

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    The axilla (pl.: axillae or axillas; also known as the armpit, underarm or oxter) is the area on the human body directly under the shoulder joint.It includes the axillary space, an anatomical space within the shoulder girdle between the arm and the thoracic cage, bounded superiorly by the imaginary plane between the superior borders of the first rib, clavicle and scapula (above which are ...

  3. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    of or pertaining to the armpit (uncommon as a prefix) Latin axilla, armpit Axilla: azo(to)-nitrogenous compound French azote, nitrogen; from Greek άζωτικός (ázōtikós) ἀ-(a-, no, without) + ζωή (zōḗ, life)), mephitic air azothermia: raised temperature due to nitrogenous substances in blood

  4. Axillary lymph nodes - Wikipedia

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    The axillary lymph nodes or armpit lymph nodes are lymph nodes in the human armpit. Between 20 and 49 in number, they drain lymph vessels from the lateral quadrants of the breast, the superficial lymph vessels from thin walls of the chest and the abdomen above the level of the navel, and the vessels from the upper limb. They are divided in ...

  5. List of human anatomical regions - Wikipedia

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    the axillary region encompassing the armpit, the brachial region encompassing the upper arm, the antecubital region encompassing the front of the elbow, the antebrachial region encompassing the forearm, the carpal region encompassing the wrist, the palmar region encompassing the palm, the digital/phalangeal region encompassing the fingers.

  6. Upper limb - Wikipedia

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    The motor and sensory supply of the upper limb is provided by the brachial plexus which is formed by the ventral rami of spinal nerves C5-T1. In the posterior triangle of the neck these rami form three trunks from which fibers enter the axilla region (armpit) to innervate the muscles of the anterior and posterior compartments of the limb.

  7. Anatomical terminology - Wikipedia

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    Anatomical terminology is a specialized system of terms used by anatomists, zoologists, and health professionals, such as doctors, surgeons, and pharmacists, to describe the structures and functions of the body. This terminology incorporates a range of unique terms, prefixes, and suffixes derived primarily from Ancient Greek and Latin.

  8. Axillary dissection - Wikipedia

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    The term "axilla" refers to the armpit or underarm section of the body. [2] The axillary dissection procedure is commonly used in treating the underarm portion of women who are dealing with breast cancer. [3] The lymph nodes located in the axilla area that are affected by breast cancer are called the guardian or sentinel lymph nodes.

  9. Underarm hair - Wikipedia

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    This is an illustration demonstrating the Wolfsdorf Staging for axillary hair development in children. [1] [2]Underarm or axillary hair goes through four stages of development, as staged by the Wolfsdorf Axillary Hair Scale, [2] driven by weak androgens produced by the adrenal in males and females during adrenarche, and testosterone from the testicle in males during puberty.