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Axilla

Known as: Underarm, Fossa axillaris, Regio axillaris 
Area of the human body underneath the SHOULDER JOINT, also known as the armpit or underarm.
National Institutes of Health

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25 relations
Apex of axillaAxillary DisorderAxillary LipomaAxillary Lymphadenitis

Broader (2)

Body RegionsShoulder

Narrower (2)

Left axillary fossaStructure of right axillary region

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Linking contralateral breast cancer with genetics.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Fatty Acid ethyl esters in scalp, pubic, axillary, beard and body hair as markers for alcohol misuse.
AIMS This study examined the possibility of using hair samples other than scalp hair for analysis of fatty acid ethyl esters… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Infrared tympanic thermometer can accurately measure the body temperature in children in an emergency room setting.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Sentinel lymphadenectomy accurately predicts nodal status in T2 breast cancer.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
An eruptive vascular proliferation resembling acquired tufted angioma in the recipient of a liver transplant.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
High-frequency oscillations in human electromyograms during voluntary contractions.
Spectral analysis was used to identify correlated sinusoidal frequency components in left and right side diaphragm… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Three-field technique for breast irradiation using tangential field corner blocks.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Three-field technique for breast treatment using a rotatable half-beam block.
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Hemangioma-thrombocytopenia syndrome associated with microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.
An infant with hemangioma-thrombocytopenia syndrome who was successfully treated with x-irradiation over the hemangioma is… 
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
Pectoral transplantation for paralysis of the flexors of the elbow; a new technique.
We believe that this technique has several advantages. After poliomyelitis recovery in the clavicular head of pectoralis major… 
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