NOUN | body | 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 |
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Meaning | 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. | |
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Part of | shoulder, shoulder joint, articulatio humeri | A ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula |
Parts | deltoid, deltoid muscle, musculus deltoideus | A large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm |
Broader | structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure | A particular complex anatomical part of a living thing |
Spanish | manguito rotador |
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