Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D017006
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D017006
Preferred Name

Rotator Cuff

Definitions
The musculotendinous sheath formed by the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis, and teres minor muscles. These help stabilize the HUMERAL HEAD in the GLENOID CAVITY of the SCAPULA and allow for rotation of the SHOULDER JOINT about its longitudinal axis.
Synonyms
Supraspinatus
Teres Minor
Rotator Cuffs
Infraspinatus
Subscapularis
Cuff, Rotator
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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