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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The shoulder injuries that limited him to five appearances in 2022, and that then required surgical repairs of his labrum and rotator cuff that cost him all of 2023, were finally healed.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
The Texas Rangers have lost their third starting pitcher this season with Dane Dunning heading to the 15-day injury list with a right rotator cuff strain.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2024
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
The Texas Rangers have lost their third starting pitcher this season with Dane Dunning heading to the 15-day injury list with a right rotator cuff strain.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 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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