axillary

English

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.

Adjective

axillary ‎(not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit; as, axillary gland, artery, nerve.
2. (botany) Situated in, or rising from, an axil; of or pertaining to an axil.

Derived terms

• axillary hair
• axillary vein

Translations

of or pertaining to the axilla

• Catalan: axil·lar
• Finnish: kainalo- (fi)

• French: axillaire (fr)
• Galician: axilar (gl)
• Italian: ascellare
• Portuguese: axilar (pt)
• Spanish: axilar

botany

• Catalan: axil·lar
• Galician: axilar (gl)

• Spanish: axilar
• Tagalog: biklatan

See also

• auxiliary