HyperDic: rotator_cuff

English > 1 sense of the expression rotator cuff:
NOUNbodyrotator cuffa 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
English > rotator cuff: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA 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.
Part ofshoulder, shoulder joint, articulatio humeriA ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
Partsdeltoid, deltoid muscle, musculus deltoideusA large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm
Broaderstructure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structureA particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
Spanishmanguito rotador

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