Usage Note
Ascella is the standard anatomical term for the armpit. The adjective is ascellare: peli ascellari ('armpit hair'), linfonodi ascellari ('axillary lymph nodes').
Examples
"Il deodorante si applica sotto l'ascella."
Natural Translation
Deodorant is applied under the armpit.

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