rotator cuff

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 105612705)
    is a type of: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
    has: 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
    is a part of: articulatio humeri, shoulder, shoulder joint - a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula

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