Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intraaxillary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-traax-il-lary
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Situated below the point where a leaf joins the stem.

adj

Within the axilla or armpit.

Example Sentences

"From the results of his experiments Marshall was led to believe that the transverse commissure in the IBr axillary furnishes the real physiological connection between the two arms of each pair, and that the chiasma (the two crossed intraaxillary connectives between the axial cords of each arm pair) is connected with the alternating movements of the two arms of each pair which occur in the act of swimming."
"In 30 years as an expert witness, I have seen total plexus paralysis in three patients after needle angiography with intraaxillary hematoma not followed by surgical repair."

Etymology

From intra- + axillary.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: intra

Questions

What does intraaxillary mean?: Situated below the point where a leaf joins the stem.
Where does intraaxillary come from?: From intra- + axillary.

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