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Body Regions > Extremities > Upper Extremity > Axilla

Preferred term

Axilla  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Armpit
  • Underarm

Note

  • "axillary lymph nodes" = LYMPH NODES (IM) + AXILLA (NIM, no qualifiers)

Scope note

  • Area of the human body underneath the SHOULDER JOINT, also known as the armpit or underarm.

In other languages

  • kainalo

    Finnish

  • aksilla
  • axilla
  • fossa axillaris
  • kainalokuoppa
  • Armhåla

    Swedish

  • Axilla

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001365

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