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Meaning of ROTATOR CUFF

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move
 
 See Also: anatomical structure, articulatio humeri, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, deltoid, deltoid muscle, musculus deltoideus, shoulder, shoulder joint, structure

 

 

Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: muscles and their insertional tendons that form a cuff over the shoulder joint, on their way to attaching from the scapula to the humorous; major function is to control, and produce, rotation of the shoulder.
 

 

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