Nerves · Nervous System · Hard
Intercostobrachial
Meaning: A skin nerve arising from the second thoracic nerve that supplies the armpit and the inner upper arm.
In practice: Numbness of the inner arm after breast surgery is often due to intercostobrachial nerve damage.
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- inter- means between
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