What it means
The root in words about the armpit, the axilla. An axillary temperature is taken in the armpit, axillary lymph nodes drain the arm and breast, and axillary crutches fit under the arms.
At a glance
| Also written | axillo- |
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Related terms
lymph node
A small, bean-shaped organ of the immune system that filters lymph fluid and holds white blood cells.