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rotator cuff
noun
: 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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The Sparrow robotic arm can deal with repetition far better than a 50-year-old’s rotator cuff might.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that stabilize the shoulder joint.
—Sarah Jividen, Health, 11 Oct. 2024
This exercise is great for improving mobility in the rotator cuff, the small muscles inside the shoulder joint that are key for stabilization.
—Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 9 Oct. 2024
However, Yamamoto left his next start after just two innings and missed nearly three months with a strained rotator cuff.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1944, in the meaning defined above
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“Rotator cuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rotator%20cuff. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
Medical Definition
rotator cuff
noun
: 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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