Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A muscle arising from the supraspinous fossa of the scapula, and inserted into the uppermost facet of the greater tuberosity of the humerus.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A small
muscle at the top of theshoulder blade .
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Examples
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Turns out it's a damaged supraspinatus tendon and it will probably take a couple of years to get better!
Malaysia: land of possibilities Glenda Larke 2008
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-- With partial or complete suspension of function of the suprascapular nerve there results enervation of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles.
Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix
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The nerve rounds the anterior border of the neck of the scapula, passing upward and backward under the supraspinatus (antea-spinatus) muscle and terminating in the infraspinatus (postea-spinatus) muscle.
Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix
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The principal ones which are attached to the scapula and humerus that act as ligaments are the supraspinatus (antea-spinatus), infraspinatus
Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix
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Kneading with the two thumbs of both hands upon different muscles, special attention being paid to reach the extensors and flexors in the forearm, the biceps, triceps, deltoid, supraspinatus and infraspinatus.
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Suppose a case of atrophy in the deltoid and supraspinatus; the following treatment should be used:
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The maneuver, in effect, trains a muscle below the shoulder blade, the subscapularis, to take over the job of the injured muscle, the supraspinatus, that normally raises the arm from below chest height to above the shoulder.
NYT > Home Page By JANE E. BRODY 2011
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Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation an issue of the journal devoted to therapeutic yoga, he described results in 50 patients with partial or complete tears of the supraspinatus muscle.
NYT > Home Page By JANE E. BRODY 2011
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In a report published this spring in Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation an issue of the journal devoted to therapeutic yoga, Fishman described results in 50 patients with partial or complete tears of the supraspinatus muscle.
The Seattle Times 2011
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M.R.I. showed that the supraspinatus muscle was still torn.
NYT > Home Page By JANE E. BRODY 2011
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