supraspinousadj.
/ˌsuːprəˈspʌɪnəs/, /ˌsjuːprəˈspʌɪnəs/, U.S. /ˌsuprəˈspaɪnəs/ Anatomy and Zoology.
1. Located above the spine of the scapula; spec. designating a depression in the outer surface of the scapula beneath the spine, esp. in supraspinous fossa. Cf. supraspinal adj. 1.
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supraspinal1733
infraspinal1753
supraspinous1825
infraspinate1855
prescapular1868
infraspinous1879
1825 Medico-chirurg. Rev. 3 501 The voice resounded strongly..in the supra-spinous fossa of the scapula posteriorly.
1864 T. H. Ledwith & E. Ledwith Pract. & Descriptive Anat. Human Body (ed. 2) 269 It [sc. the supraspinatus]..lies on the bone, the supraspinous artery and nerve, and the synovial membrane of the joint.
1876 Trans. Clin. Soc. 9 151 On percussion there was absolute dulness in the left sub-clavian and supra-spinous regions.
1912 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 3 Aug. 278/1 A small area no larger than the head of the stethoscope in the centre of the supraspinous area frequently affords pathological signs.
1937 Q. Rev. Biol. 12 443/1 Eared seals have a very large supraspinous space.
1986 A. S. Romer & T. S. Parsons Vertebr. Body (ed. 6) vii. 203 (caption) The scapular spine..lies at the front edge of the scapula in monotremes, but back of the new supraspinous fossa in higher mammals.
2006 K. D. Rose Beginning Age Mammals ii. 32 In living mammals, except monotremes, the scapular spine divides the outer surface into supraspinous and infraspinous fossae.
2. Located above or dorsal to the spinous processes of the vertebrae; spec. designating a ligament or series of ligaments attached to the tips of the spinous processes of the vertebrae. Cf. supraspinal adj. 2.
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interspinal1828
intertransverse1828
supraspinous1828
supraspinal1835
haemapophysial1839
neurapophysial1840
interspinous1842
parapophysial1851
hypapophysial1854
postzygapophysial1865
anapophysial1866
zygapophysial1870
1828 J. Quain Elements Anat. iii. 152 The supra-spinous ligament consists of small, compressed bundles of longitudinal fibres, which connect the summits of the spinous processes.
1875 Sir W. Turner in Encycl. Brit. I. 835/1 Inter- and supra-spinous ligaments connect adjacent spinous processes, and in the neck the supra-spinous ligament forms a broad band.
1931 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 12 450/2 The slit in the fascia and the supraspinous ligament are whipped together by a running suture of 000 catgut.
1999 Horse & Rider Sept. 43/1 Fistulous wither is an infection of the supraspinous bursa (which is a pouch of fluid that sits astride several of the vertebral spinous processes that make up the withers).
2009 Anesthesia & Intensive Care Med. 10 533/1 Posteriorly, the spines are connected by the weak interspinous and powerful supraspinous ligament.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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