How to Use axillary in a Sentence

axillary

adjective
  • Williams injured his right shoulder during the game —the same one that cost him all of last season due to axillary nerve damage.
    cleveland, 12 Oct. 2021
  • But Oberg was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with axillary artery thrombosis (blood clots) in his right arm.
    Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2019
  • In very rare cases the axillary or radial nerves in the upper arm could be injured.
    Leah Groth, Health.com, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Williams missed the entire 2020 season, which was supposed to be his second as a pro, with severe damage to the axillary nerve in his right shoulder.
    Scott Patsko, cleveland, 2 June 2021
  • Knowing what Williams went through all last season with the axillary nerve damage in his shoulder, the Browns couldn’t be happier with his progress.
    cleveland, 22 Aug. 2021
  • Hey, Paul: Williams revealed in December that his shoulder injury involves damage to the axillary nerve, which helps control the deltoid muscles of the shoulder and the skin around it.
    cleveland, 7 Feb. 2021
  • The removal of 28 of my axillary lymph nodes means that every few days, excess fluid collects in my arm, causing it to turn pitted and spongy until my hand swells up like a Mickey Mouse glove.
    Sascha Cohen, SELF, 17 May 2018
  • Williams, who sat out all last season with axillary nerve damage in his shoulder, has played sparingly, including only eight snaps against the Bears.
    Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Williams day-to-day Stefanski said Williams is day-to-day with his right shoulder injury, and confirmed it’s connected to the axillary nerve damage that kept him out all last season.
    Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Right-handed closer Scott Oberg, the team’s most consistent pitcher this season, was put on the 10-day injured list Sunday with axillary artery thrombosis (blood clots) in his right arm.
    Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2019
  • Last season, doctors diagnosed Oberg, 26, with axillary artery thrombosis (blood clots) in his right arm and shoulder.
    Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2017
  • Williams, who suffered axillary nerve damage in his shoulder, is participating in team reps and pressing Greg Newsome II for the starting job.
    cleveland, 11 Aug. 2021
  • The Civil War records could have included a mixture of axillary and oral temperatures taken with mercury thermometers—the researcher couldn’t tell for sure.
    Jo Craven McGinty, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2020
  • Oberg first had surgery in 2016 after being diagnosed with axillary artery thrombosis.
    BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2021
  • Instead, there are now five different types of thermometers: rectal, oral, axillary (armpit), temporal (forehead) and tympanic (remote ear) that can display a reading in seconds on a digital display.
    Jennifer Yellin, CNN Underscored, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Another potential cause of axillary adenopathy is a leaking silicone breast implant.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
  • The product offers a subtle solution to the millions of people who suffer from primary focal axillary hyperhidrosis, or excessive underarm sweating, which is currently often treated with Botox and other more invasive options.
    Jamie Ducharme, Time, 30 June 2018
  • Excessive sweating, also known asprimary axillary hyperhidrosis, impacts over 10 million Americans, according to Dermira, the maker of Qbrexza.
    Brittany Shoot, Fortune, 2 July 2018
  • Williams injured his right shoulder during the game —the same one that cost him all of last season due to axillary nerve damage.
    cleveland, 12 Oct. 2021
  • But Oberg was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with axillary artery thrombosis (blood clots) in his right arm.
    Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2019
  • In very rare cases the axillary or radial nerves in the upper arm could be injured.
    Leah Groth, Health.com, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Williams missed the entire 2020 season, which was supposed to be his second as a pro, with severe damage to the axillary nerve in his right shoulder.
    Scott Patsko, cleveland, 2 June 2021
  • Knowing what Williams went through all last season with the axillary nerve damage in his shoulder, the Browns couldn’t be happier with his progress.
    cleveland, 22 Aug. 2021
  • Hey, Paul: Williams revealed in December that his shoulder injury involves damage to the axillary nerve, which helps control the deltoid muscles of the shoulder and the skin around it.
    cleveland, 7 Feb. 2021
  • The removal of 28 of my axillary lymph nodes means that every few days, excess fluid collects in my arm, causing it to turn pitted and spongy until my hand swells up like a Mickey Mouse glove.
    Sascha Cohen, SELF, 17 May 2018
  • Williams, who sat out all last season with axillary nerve damage in his shoulder, has played sparingly, including only eight snaps against the Bears.
    Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Williams day-to-day Stefanski said Williams is day-to-day with his right shoulder injury, and confirmed it’s connected to the axillary nerve damage that kept him out all last season.
    Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Right-handed closer Scott Oberg, the team’s most consistent pitcher this season, was put on the 10-day injured list Sunday with axillary artery thrombosis (blood clots) in his right arm.
    Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2019
  • Last season, doctors diagnosed Oberg, 26, with axillary artery thrombosis (blood clots) in his right arm and shoulder.
    Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2017
  • Williams, who suffered axillary nerve damage in his shoulder, is participating in team reps and pressing Greg Newsome II for the starting job.
    cleveland, 11 Aug. 2021

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