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.
The supraspinatus tendon is part of the rotator cuff, and rotator cuff injury or inflammation is a common source of shoulder pain in many patients.he supraspinatus tendon is a thick fibrous band of tissue that connects the supraspinatus muscle to the shoulder joint.