interˌcosto-ˈhumeral, a. Anat.
[f. comb. form of prec. + humeral.]
Connected with the intercostal parts and the humerus.
| 1842 E. Wilson Anat. Vade M. 423 The first intercosto-humeral nerve is of large size. 1868 Holden Anat. (ed. 3) 224 The perforating branch of the second intercostal nerve..is larger than the others, and is called the ‘intercosto-humeral’, because it supplies the integuments of the arm. |