"rotator cuff" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: rotator cuffs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rotator cuff (plural rotator cuffs)
  1. A set of four smaller muscles in the shoulder responsible for rotating the humerus (upper arm bone). Wikipedia link: rotator cuff Categories (topical): Anatomy Hypernyms: scapulohumeral Hyponyms: infraspinatus, subscapularis, supraspinatus, teres minor Translations (set of four smaller muscles in the shoulder): rotatorenmanchet [feminine] (Dutch), kiertäjäkalvosin (Finnish), coiffe des rotateurs [feminine] (French), rotátorköpeny (Hungarian), manguito rotador [masculine] (Spanish)

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