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 (ca)
• Finnish: kainalo- (fi)

• Spanish: axilar (es)

botany

• Catalan: axil·lar (ca)

• Spanish: axilar (es)

See also

• auxiliary