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ro·ta·tor  (rttr)
n.
1. One that rotates.
2. pl. ro·ta·tor·es (rt-tôrz, -tr-) Anatomy A muscle that serves to rotate a part of the body.
rotator [rəʊˈteɪtə]
n
1. a person, device, or part that rotates or causes rotation
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy any of various muscles that revolve a part on its axis
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More intimately associated with the paravertebral gutter are the short and long rotatores, overlaid by multifidus, semispinalis cervicis and semispinalis thoracis (Hollinshead 1969).
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