1. 1  a suffix, equivalent in meaning to -ic, occurring in adjectives of Greek origin (analytic), used especially in the formation of adjectives from nouns with stems in -sis: hematotic; neurotic. Origin of -tic. Greek.
The supraspinatus muscle is one of the musculotendinous support structures called the rotator cuff that surround and enclose the shoulder. It helps to resist the inferior gravitational forces placed across the shoulder joint due to the downward pull from the weight of the upper limb.
Rotator Interval and Biceps Pulley. The triangular space between the superior border of the subscapularis tendon and the anterior border of the supraspinatus tendon is termed the rotator interval. The intraarticular portion of the LBT courses through the rotator interval (Fig 2) (7â10).