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בית השחי

Beit hashakhi

Translations

Hebrew
בית השחי
English
axilla
Russian
Подмышечная впадина
Arabic
إبط
Pronunciation
Beit hashakhi

"axilla" in Hebrew is בית השחי (Beit hashakhi). In Russian it is Подмышечная впадина, and in Arabic إبط. This is a term from the MedHebrew medical-Hebrew dictionary.

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