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 Definitions of rotator cuff  [ˌroʊ təˈtɔr iz, -ˈtoʊr-]  

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Definition of 'rotator cuff' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) rotator cuff
a bandlike group of muscles encircling and supporting the shoulder joint and controlling shoulder rotation.
Definition of 'rotator cuff' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) rotator cuff
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
Definition of 'rotator cuff' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  rotator cuff
The musculotendinous sheath formed by the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis, and teres minor muscles. These help stabilize the head of the HUMERUS in the glenoid fossa and allow for rotation of the SHOULDER JOINT about its longitudinal axis.

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