infraspinous

infraspinous
Below a spine or spinous process; specifically, the fossa infraspinata. SYN: subspinous (1).

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in·fra·spi·nous .in-frə-'spī-nəs adj lying below a spine esp lying below the spine of the scapula

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in·fra·spi·nous (in″frə-spiґnəs) inferior to the spine of the scapula.

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  • infraspinous fossa — n the part of the dorsal surface of the scapula below the spine of the scapula …   Medical dictionary

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  • infraspinous fossa — noun : the part of the dorsal surface of the scapula below the spine of the scapula …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Infraspinatus muscle — Muscle infobox Name = PAGENAME Latin = musculus infraspinatus GraySubject = 123 GrayPage = 441 Caption = Muscles on the dorsum of the scapula, and the Triceps brachii muscle: #3 is Latissimus dorsi muscle #5 is Teres major muscle #6 is Teres… …   Wikipedia

  • fossa — A depression usually more or less longitudinal in shape below the level of the surface of a part. [L. a trench or ditch] acetabular f. [TA] a depressed area in the floor of the acetabulum superior to the …   Medical dictionary

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