Supraspinatus (Rotator Cuff) Tendinitis/Tear. The rotator cuff is a term given to four main tendons that wrap around the shoulder joint, the supraspinatus tendon being the tendon coming off the shoulder blade in the top portion.
Definition. Period of general economic decline, defined usually as a contraction in the GDP for six months (two consecutive quarters) or longer. Marked by high unemployment, stagnant wages, and fall in retail sales, a recession generally does not last longer than one year and is much milder than a depression.
The U.S. economy shrank in the first quarter as the nation's trade deficit widened and business stockpiling slowed. Gross domestic product â the value of goods and services produced in the U.S. â contracted at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 0.7% in the January-March period, the Commerce Department said Friday.