Axilla (plural, axillae) The medical term for the armpit. Mentioned in: Hyperhidrosis. Patient discussion about axillae. Q. A lump in my armpit Hi, Last week after the shower I found a small painful lump in my right groin. I went to see a doctor and he prescribed me some antibiotics. Iâve been taking it for 5 days and the lump is still there. Iâm 31, usually healthy and work-out in the gym regularly, donât smoke or use drugs and donât take any medications.
Lena Horne, the popular African American performer of the 1940's and 1950s was born on June 30, 1917. She was an only child born to Edwin f. Horne Jr.(Teddy) and Edna Scottron. Jacob Wilkinson.
After the death of her husband, Lennie Hayton, in 1971, Lena Horne temporarily retired from show business. She returned in 1978 to appear in the movie, The Wiz, directed by her son-in-law, Sidney Lumet. In 1981 an autobiographical one-woman show, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, ran on Broadway for over a year and then toured internationally. Her final concert appearance was at Carnegie Hall in 1996.