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infraspinatus

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in·fra·spi·na·tus (nfr-sp-nts)
n.
A muscle with origin from the infraspinous fossa of the scapula, with insertion to the great tubercle of the humerus, with nerve supply from the suprascapular nerve, and whose action extends the arm and rotates it laterally.
Infraspinatus
A muscle at the middle of the shoulder blade.
Mentioned in: Tendinitis
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The four rotator cuff muscles (two of them--the infraspinatus and teres minor, are shown) play key roles in much of this arm movement.
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