rotator cuff
noun
a bandlike structure encircling and supporting the shoulder joint, formed by four muscles attached to and merging with the joint capsule.
rotator cuffs
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pluralof rotator cuff.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He was also suffering, he said, from herniated discs and torn rotator cuffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Executives from 3DBio Therapeutics told The New York Times they thought their technology could potentially print other body parts like noses and rotator cuffs and, eventually, complex organs like livers and kidneys.
From The Verge ● Jun. 2, 2022
The singer has weathered his own physical abuse through years of touring and multiple surgical repairs to his rotator cuffs and both knees as well as a hip replacement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2019
His patients had torn their rotator cuffs, a tendon in the shoulder, a painful injury affecting tennis players and swimmers, among others.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2011
The procedure reverses the position of the ball and socket of the shoulder joint, allowing patients with injuries like torn rotator cuffs to get artificial joints that wouldn't have worked on them before.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2010
