supraspinate
English
Etymology
supra- + spinate
Adjective
supraspinate (not comparable)
- (anatomy) 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.
Synonyms
- supraspinous
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for supraspinate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)