About The Word Deltoid
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Deltoid
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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.
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