| ax | axillary; axis, axial |
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| AXL | anexelekto [oncogene]; axillary lymphoscintigraphy |
| CAM | calf aortic microsome; cell adhesion molecule; cell-associating molecule; chorioallantoic membrane; ... |
| LAL | left axillary line; Limulus amebocyte lysate; low air loss; lysosomal acid lipase |
| MACR | mean axillary count rate |
| posterior axillary line | A vertical line extending inferiorly from the posterior axillary fold. Synonym: linea axillaris posterior, linea postaxillaris, postaxillary line. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| posterior group of axillary lymph nodes | Node's of the axillary region located along the subscapular vein and its tributaries; they receive afferent vessels from the dorsal surface of the thorax and scapular region, and send efferent vessels to the central group of lymph nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici axillares subscapulares, posterior group of axillary lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subscapular branches of axillary artery | <anatomy, artery> Branches of axillary artery passing directly to the subscapularis muscle. Synonym: rami subscapulares arteriae axillaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subscapular group of axillary lymph nodes | Node's of the axillary region located along the subscapular vein and its tributaries; they receive afferent vessels from the dorsal surface of the thorax and scapular region, and send efferent vessels to the central group of lymph nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici axillares subscapulares, posterior group of axillary lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| supra-axillary | <botany> Growing above the axil; inserted above the axil, as a peduncle. See Suprafoliaceous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| infra-axillary | <botany> Situated below the axil, as a bud. Origin: Infra + axillary. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lateral group of axillary lymph nodes | Lymph nodes along the brachial vein that receive lymph drainage from most of the free superior limb and send efferent vessels to the central group of axillary lymph nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici brachiales, brachial lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |