NOUN
- any of the lymph glands of the armpit; fights infections in the neck and chest and arm regions
How To Use axillary node In A Sentence
- Mammary gland inflammation and breast cancer all can appear axillary nodes, upper arm swelling of the axillary lymph node dissection caused extensive transfer.
- Contraindications to sentinel node biopsy include a clinically positive axillary node, prior axillary surgery, pregnancy, or lactation.
- Until recently, the standard practice for this was a procedure called axillary node dissection AND, which generally removed a dozen or more lymph nodes in the armpit, often resulting in permanent arm difficulties including stiffness and lymphedema, or swelling. Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause
