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 | ||