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.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæksɪlɛɹi/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ækˈsɪləɹi/ (etymologically correct)
• Rhymes: -æksɪlɛɹi, -ɪləɹi
• Rhymes: -æksɪlɛəɹi

Adjective

axillary (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit.
2. (botany) Situated in, or rising from, an axil; relating to an axil.

Derived terms

• axillary artery
• axillary gland
• axillary hair
• axillary nerve
• axillary vein
• transaxillary

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 (es)

botany

• Catalan: axil·lar
• Galician: axilar (gl)
• Spanish: axilar (es)
• Tagalog: biklatan

Noun

axillary (plural axillaries)

1. Alternative form of axillar

See also

• auxiliary