rotator cuff
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nounDefinition of ROTATOR CUFF
: a supporting and strengthening structure of the shoulder joint that is made up of the capsule of the shoulder joint blended with tendons and muscles as they pass to the capsule or across it to insert on the head of the humerus
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1961
rotator cuff
noun \-ˌkəf\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of ROTATOR CUFF
: a supporting and strengthening structure of the shoulder joint that is made up of part of its capsule blended with tendons of the subscapularis, infraspinatus, supraspinatus, and teres minor muscles as they pass to the capsule or across it to insert on the humerus—called also musculotendinous cuff
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