Anatomy
rotator cuff Audio
ro·ta·tor cuff
Subclass of:
Skeletal muscle; Tendon
Definitions related to rotator cuff:
  • A group of tendons and muscles used to raise the arm from the side and rotating the shoulder.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • 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.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The musculotendinous sheath formed by the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis, and teres minor muscles. These help stabilize the HUMERAL HEAD in the GLENOID CAVITY of the SCAPULA and allow for rotation of the SHOULDER JOINT about its longitudinal axis.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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