interclavicularadj.
/ˌɪntəkləˈvɪkjʊlə/ Anatomy.
Lying between the clavicles; esp. in interclavicular bone (= interclavicle n.), interclavicular ligament, interclavicular notch.
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furcular?1541
supraclavicular1823
clavicular1824
interclavicular1828
infraclavicular1843
postclavicular1870
1828 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. 196 Inter-clavicular Ligament [Fr. ligament inter-claviculaire],..a very distinct fasciculus, placed transversely above the upper extremity of the sternum, between the heads of the two clavicles.
1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life Introd. 53 One [air-sac] on either side of the azygos interclavicular sac.
1873 St. G. Mivart Lessons Elem. Anat. xii. 471 The inter-clavicular is formed by the coalescence of what was at first a pair of sacs.
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