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 (plural supraspinati, from Latin supraspinatus) is a relatively small muscle of the upper back that runs from the supraspinatous fossa superior of the scapula (shoulder blade) to the greater tubercle of the humerus. It is one of the four rotator cuff muscles and also abducts the arm at the shoulder.
Copyright Â© 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Rotator cuff (four tendons and associated muscles) that encircles the shoulder joint and blends with the articular capsule The muscles are: Subscapularis Supraspinatus Infraspinatus Teres minor.