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"they were up to their armpits in water"nounthe hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder
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- crutch a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
- palette one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor
- axillary of or relating to the armpit
- bubonic plague the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person
- pestis bubonica the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person
- roundel round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit
- glandular plague the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person
- arteria axillaris the part of the main artery of the arm that lies in the armpit and is continuous with the subclavian artery above and the brachial artery below
- intertrigo chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
- radical mastectomy removal of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit