Axillary means "related to the
axilla
The axilla (also, 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 super ...
(armpit)" or "related to the
leaf axil
A leaf ( : leaves) is any of the principal appendages of a vascular plant stem, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", while the leaves, ste ...
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"Axillary" may refer to:
Biology
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Axillary artery
In human anatomy, the axillary artery is a large blood vessel that conveys oxygenated blood to the lateral aspect of the thorax, the axilla (armpit) and the upper limb. Its origin is at the lateral margin of the first rib, before which it is ...
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Axillary border
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Axillary fascia
The pectoral fascia is very thin over the upper part of the Pectoralis major, but thicker in the interval between it and the Latissimus dorsi
The latissimus dorsi () is a large, flat muscle on the back that stretches to the sides, behind the a ...
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Axillary feathers
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Axillary hairs
Axillary means "related to the axilla (armpit)" or "related to the leaf axils".
"Axillary" may refer to: Biology
* Axillary artery
* Axillary border
* Axillary fascia
* Axillary feathers
* Axillary hairs
* Axillary lines
* Axillary lymph nodes
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Axillary lines
The axillary lines are the anterior axillary line, midaxillary line and the posterior axillary line.
The anterior axillary line
is a coronal line on the anterior torso marked by the anterior axillary fold. It's the imaginary line that runs dow ...
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Axillary lymph nodes
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 ...
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Axillary nerve
The axillary nerve or the circumflex nerve is a nerve of the human body, that originates from the brachial plexus (upper trunk, posterior division, posterior cord) at the level of the axilla (armpit) and carries nerve fibers from C5 and C6. T ...
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Axillary process
The tail of Spence (Spence's tail, axillary process, axillary tail) has historically been described as an extension of the tissue of the upper outer quadrant of the breast traveling into the axilla. The "axillary tail" has been reported to pass in ...
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Axillary sheath
The axillary sheath is a fibrous sheath that encloses the axillary artery and the three cords of the brachial plexus
The brachial plexus is a network () of nerves formed by the anterior rami of the lower four cervical nerves and first thoracic n ...
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Axillary space
The axillary spaces are anatomic spaces. through which axillary contents leave the axilla. They consist of the quadrangular space, triangular space, and triangular interval. It is bounded by teres major, teres minor, medial border of the humer ...
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Axillary tail
The tail of Spence (Spence's tail, axillary process, axillary tail) has historically been described as an extension of the tissue of the upper outer quadrant of the breast traveling into the axilla. The "axillary tail" has been reported to pass in ...
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Axillary vein
In human anatomy, the axillary vein is a large blood vessel that conveys blood from the lateral aspect of the thorax, axilla (armpit) and upper limb toward the heart. There is one axillary vein on each side of the body.
Structure
Its origin ...
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Axillary (botany)
This glossary of botanical terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts relevant to botany and plants in general. Terms of plant morphology are included here as well as at the more specific Glossary of plant morphology and Glossary o ...
, of a flower or other structure found in a leaf axil
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Auxiliary (disambiguation)
Auxiliary may refer to:
* A backup site or system
In language
* Auxiliary language (disambiguation)
* Auxiliary verb
In military and law enforcement
* Auxiliary police
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Maxillary (disambiguation)
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