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cuff
Any structure shaped like a c..
- musculotendinous c. SYN: rotator c. of shoulder.
- perivascular cuffs cuffing.
- rotator c. of shoulder the anterior, superior, and posterior aspects of the capsule of the shoulder joint reinforced by the tendons of insertion of the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis (SITS) muscles. SYN: musculotendinous c..
- vaginal c. the portion of the vaginal vault remaining open to the peritoneum following hysterectomy.

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cuff 'kəf n
1) an inflatable band that is wrapped around an extremity to control the flow of blood through the part when recording blood pressure with a sphygmomanometer
2) an anatomical structure shaped like a cuff esp ROTATOR CUFF <repair of complete shoulder \cuff avulsion (Physicians' Current Procedural Terminology)>

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(kuf) a small bandlike structure encircling a part.

Medical dictionary. 2011.