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Deltoid

Deltoid Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Deltoid? [n] a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm [adj] of a leaf shape; suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex Synonyms \| Synonyms for Deltoid: deltoid muscle \| musculus deltoideus \| simple \| unsubdivided Related Terms \| Find terms related to Deltoid: centrifugal \| cuneate \| cuneated \| cuneiform \| deltalike \| delta-shaped \| divaricate \| divaricating \| divergent \| diverging \| fanlike \| fanned \| fanning \| fan-shape \| fan-shaped \| flabelliform \| flared \| flaring \| open \| outspread \| outstretched \| oxygonal \| palmate \| palmated \| patulous \| splay \| splayed \| splaying \| spraddled \| spraddling \| sprangled \| sprangling \| sprawling \| sprawly \| spread \| spreading \| stretched-out \| three \| three-cornered \| three-dimensional \| three-footed \| three-in-one \| three-pronged \| three-sided \| triadic \| trial \| triangular \| triangulate \| triarch \| trichotomous \| tricorn \| tricornered \| tricuspid \| trident \| tridental \| trifid \| triflorate \| triflorous \| trifurcate \| trigonal \| trigonoid \| trigrammatic \| trihedral \| trilateral \| trimerous \| trinal \| trine \| triparted \| tripartite \| triple \| triplex \| tripodic \| triquetral \| triquetrous \| trisected \| triune \| unfolded \| wide-open \| widespread See Also \| rotator cuff \| skeletal muscle Deltoid In Webster's Dictionary \Del"toid\, a. [Gr. deltoeidh`s delta- shaped; de`lta the name of the letter [Delta] + e'i^dos form: cf. F. delto["i]de. See {Delta}.] Shaped like the Greek [Delta] (delta); delta-shaped; triangular. {Deltoid leaf} (Bot.), a leaf in the form of a triangle with the stem inserted at the middle of the base. {Deltoid muscle} (Anat.), a triangular muscle in the shoulder which serves to move the arm directly upward.

Deltoid Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Deltoid?

[n] a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm
[adj] of a leaf shape; suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex

Synonyms | Synonyms for Deltoid: deltoid muscle | musculus deltoideus | simple | unsubdivided

See Also | rotator cuff | skeletal muscle

Deltoid In Webster's Dictionary

\Del"toid\, a. [Gr. deltoeidh`s delta- shaped; de`lta
the name of the letter [Delta] + e'i^dos form: cf. F.
delto["i]de. See {Delta}.]
Shaped like the Greek [Delta] (delta); delta-shaped;
triangular.

{Deltoid leaf} (Bot.), a leaf in the form of a triangle with
   the stem inserted at the middle of the base.

{Deltoid muscle} (Anat.), a triangular muscle in the shoulder
   which serves to move the arm directly upward.

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