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‖ supraspinatus Anat.|ˌs(j)uːprəspaɪˈneɪtəs|
[mod.L., f. L. suprā supra- 1 b + spīna spine: see -ate2.]
A muscle arising from the supraspinal fossa of the scapula, and inserted into the greater tuberosity of the humerus, serving to raise and adduct the arm.
[1704J. Harris Lex. Techn. I, Supra Spinatus, or Supra Scapularis, is a Muscle..placed above the Spine of the Shoulder-blade.] 1733G. Douglas tr. Winslow's Anat. (1756) I. 291 The Supra-Spinatus is commonly supposed to join with the Deltoides in lifting up the Arm. 1828Quain Elem. Anat. 161 It [sc. the capsular ligament] receives additions from the tendons of the supra and infra spinatus muscles. 1875Sir W. Turner in Encycl. Brit. I. 838/2 The muscles which cause these movements are inserted into the humerus; the supra-spinatus, infra-spinatus, and teres minor into the great tuberosity; the sub scapularis into the small tuberosity. |