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plexus axillaris (medicine)


plexus axillaris -->
axillary plexus


A lymphatic plexus formed of the lymph nodes, with their afferent and efferent vessels, in the axilla.

Synonym: plexus axillaris.


buttonhole (medicine)


buttonhole


1. A short straight cut made through the wall of a cavity or canal.

2. The contraction of an orifice down to a narrow slit; i.e., the so-called mitral buttonhole in extreme mitral stenosis.

See: buttonhole stenosis.