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rotator cuff

noun

Meaning

  1. A set of four smaller muscles in the shoulder responsible for rotating the humerus (upper arm bone).

Etymology / origin

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Related words

rotator(English)subscapularis(English)trochiter(English)acrocoracohumeral ligament(English)coracobrachialis(English)scaption(English)rotatores(English)deltoid muscle(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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