English noun: rotator cuff | |||
1. | rotator cuff (body) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure | ||
Part holonym | deltoid, deltoid muscle, musculus deltoideus | ||
Part meronym | articulatio humeri, shoulder, shoulder joint | ||