Intermammary cleft

The intermammary cleft, intermammary sulcus, or sulcus intermammarius is a surface feature of males and females that marks the division of the two breasts with the sternum (breastbone) in the middle.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] The International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA) uses the terms "sulcus intermammarius" or "intermammary cleft" when referring to the area between the breasts.^[6]^[7]^[8]

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^ TA A16.0.02.002
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