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rotator
noun(ro-ta-tor)
one that rotates or causes rotation; especially, pluralrotatorsorrotatores : a muscle that partially rotates a part on its axis
rotator
noun(ro-ta-tor)
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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