rotator cuff
noun
: a supporting and strengthening structure of the shoulder joint that is made up of the capsule of the shoulder joint blended with tendons and muscles as they pass to the capsule or across it to insert on the head of the humerus
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Koerner tried to hang on, but was thrown hard against the boat, ripping his rotator cuff in several places.
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Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
Jones has strained his right shoulder and incurred a small partial thickness tear in his rotator cuff, he is expected to miss between two-to-four weeks.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Advertisement Yamamoto left his next start early because of a rotator cuff strain and did not return until September.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
Repetitive heavy lifting Repetitive overhead reaching Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
Shoulder impingement syndrome (rotator cuff tendonitis) happens when the tendons in your shoulder get squeezed under a bony part of the shoulder blade called the acromion.
—Sarah Jividen, Health, 11 Oct. 2024
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Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
Jones has strained his right shoulder and incurred a small partial thickness tear in his rotator cuff, he is expected to miss between two-to-four weeks.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Advertisement Yamamoto left his next start early because of a rotator cuff strain and did not return until September.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
Repetitive heavy lifting Repetitive overhead reaching Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
Shoulder impingement syndrome (rotator cuff tendonitis) happens when the tendons in your shoulder get squeezed under a bony part of the shoulder blade called the acromion.
—Sarah Jividen, Health, 11 Oct. 2024
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rotator cuff
noun
: a supporting and strengthening structure of the shoulder joint that is made up of part of its capsule blended with tendons of the subscapularis, infraspinatus, supraspinatus, and teres minor muscles as they pass to the capsule or across it to insert on the humerus
called also musculotendinous cuff
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