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supraspinate

adj

Etymology

From supra- + spinate.

  1. derived from spīna
  2. derived from espine
  3. inherited from spyne
  4. formed as spinate — “spine + -ate”
  5. prefixed as supraspinate — “supra + spinate”

Definitions

  1. Situated above a spine or spines

    Situated above a spine or spines; especially, situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the neural spines of the vertebral column, or above, or in front of, the spine of the scapula.

    • supraspinate fossa
    • supraspinate tendon

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