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.
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.