axillary fossa
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axillary fossa — noun the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder they were up to their armpits in water • Syn: ↑armpit, ↑axilla, ↑axillary cavity • Derivationally related forms: ↑axillary (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
axillary cavity — noun the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder they were up to their armpits in water • Syn: ↑armpit, ↑axilla, ↑axillary fossa • Derivationally related forms: ↑axillary (for: ↑a … Useful english dictionary
axillary artery — noun 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 • Syn: ↑arteria axillaris • Hypernyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel • Part Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
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 … Medical dictionary
axillary fold posterior — a shallow skin furrow consisting of skin and muscle produced by the latissimus dorsi and teres major muscles, forming the posterior boundary of the axillary fossa. Called also plica axillaris posterior … Medical dictionary
fossa axillaris — [TA] axillary fossa the small hollow at the axilla where the upper limb joins the body at the shoulder … Medical dictionary
fossa — A depression usually more or less longitudinal in shape below the level of the surface of a part. [L. a trench or ditch] acetabular f. [TA] a depressed area in the floor of the acetabulum superior to the … Medical dictionary
Infraspinatous fossa — Infobox Bone Name = Infraspinatous fossa Latin = fossa infraspinata GraySubject = 50 GrayPage = 203 Caption = Left scapula. Dorsal surface. ( Infra spinatous fossa visible at bottom right.) Caption2 = System = Precursor = MeshName = MeshNumber =… … Wikipedia
Olecranon fossa — Bone: Olecranon fossa Left humerus. Posterior view. (Olecranon fossa visible at bottom center.) Latin fossa olecrani Gray s … Wikipedia
Coronoid fossa of the humerus — Bone: Coronoid fossa of the humerus Left humerus. Anterior view. (Coronoid fossa visible at bottom center, on left side.) Latin fossa coronoidea humeri Gray s … Wikipedia
