axillary fold anterior

axillary fold anterior
1. a shallow skin furrow in the axilla consisting of a fold of skin and muscle, produced by the lower border of the pectoralis major muscle, forming the anterior boundary of the axillary fossa. Called also plica axillaris anterior.

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