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supraspinal, a. Anat.|s(j)uːprəˈspaɪnəl| [ad. mod.L. suprāspīnālis: see supra- 1 b and spinal.] Situated above or upon a (or the) spine. a. Situated above the spine of the scapula: opp. to infraspinal (see infra- B.).
1733G. Douglas tr. Winslow's Anat. iii. iv. §7 (1756) I. 183 Supra-Spinatus..is a thick narrow Muscle,..filling all the Supra-Spinal Cavity of the Scapula. 1835–6Todd's Cycl. Anat. I. 569/2 The spine is..so placed as to divide the dorsum of the scapula into a supra-spinal and infra-spinal depression. 1847–9Ibid. IV. 435/1 The supra-spinal branch [of the supra-scapular artery]..is distributed to the supra-spinatus muscle. b. = supraspinous b.
1835–6Todd's Cycl. Anat. I. 374/1 On the lips of the spinous processes of the neck some fibres may be shown, to which the name supra-spinal muscles has been given. 1855Dunglison Med. Lex., Supra-spinal ligaments, are..1. The Dorso-lumbo-supra-spinal ligament,..extending above the spinous processes of the dorsal and lumbar vertebræ... 2. Cervical-supra-spinal ligament,..which extends above all the cervical spinous processes. c. (See quot.)
1836–9Todd's Cycl. Anat. II. 980/1 A distinct vascular canal..is extended along the upper surface of the abdominal portion of the cerebro-spinal cord in perfect Lepidopterous insects... We have designated this structure the supra⁓spinal vessel. |