English noun: axillary fossa | |||
1. | axillary fossa (body) the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder | ||
Samples | They were up to their armpits in water. | ||
Synonyms | armpit, axilla, axillary cavity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bodily cavity, cavity, cavum | ||
Part holonym | arteria axillaris, axillary artery | ||
Part meronym | shoulder | ||