A group of muscles and their tendons that act to stabilize the shoulder. The four muscles of the rotator cuff are over half of the seven scapulohumeral muscles. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotator_cuff ]
Synonyms: rotator cuff musculotendinous cuff tendinous cuff
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- NCIT:C33497
- Wikipedia:Rotator_cuff
- MESH:D017006
- UMLS:C0085515 (ncithesaurus:Rotator_Cuff)
- GAID:160
- FMA:37018