Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The muscle which occupies the infraspinous fossa, and is inserted into the middle facet of the greater tuberosity of the humerus.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun anatomy A thick triangular muscle whose main function is to rotate the arm externally and stabilize the shoulder joint.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word infraspinatus.

Examples

  • No doubt, these chronic cases are due to suspended innervation and are not to be classed with the ordinary case of atrophy of the abductor muscles of the humerus (supra - and infraspinatus) as in the usual case of

    Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix

  • -- With partial or complete suspension of function of the suprascapular nerve there results enervation of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles.

    Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix

  • The principal ones which are attached to the scapula and humerus that act as ligaments are the supraspinatus (antea-spinatus), infraspinatus

    Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix

  • The nerve rounds the anterior border of the neck of the scapula, passing upward and backward under the supraspinatus (antea-spinatus) muscle and terminating in the infraspinatus (postea-spinatus) muscle.

    Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix

  • Kneading with the two thumbs of both hands upon different muscles, special attention being paid to reach the extensors and flexors in the forearm, the biceps, triceps, deltoid, supraspinatus and infraspinatus.

    Massage and the Original Swedish Movements 1918

  • The Patte's test was positive, consistent with acute tendonitis isolated to the right infraspinatus.

    Gizmodo John Herrman 2010

  • It involves the supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendons, and it doesn't heal itself.

    Bless You Boys Kurt Mensching 2010

  • " Dickie's supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles were frying in napalm, and his brachioradialis tendons seemed ready to pop.

    Villa Incognito Robbins, Tom 2003

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.