Deltoid muscle

Deltoid muscle
Deltoid 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}.] 1. Shaped like the Greek [Delta] (delta); delta-shaped; triangular. [1913 Webster]

{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 large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint, which serves to raise the arm directly upward. [1913 Webster]

2. of or pertaining to the {deltoid muscle}. [PJC]


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  • deltoid muscle — noun a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm • Syn: ↑deltoid, ↑musculus deltoideus • Hypernyms: ↑skeletal muscle, ↑striated muscle • Part Holonyms: ↑rotator cuff …   Useful english dictionary

  • deltoid muscle — noun A triangular muscle on the human shoulder. Syn: deltoid …   Wiktionary

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  • Deltoid — 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}.] 1. Shaped like the Greek [Delta] (delta); delta shaped; triangular. [1913 Webster] {Deltoid leaf} (Bot.), a leaf… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Deltoid leaf — Deltoid 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}.] 1. Shaped like the Greek [Delta] (delta); delta shaped; triangular. [1913 Webster] {Deltoid leaf} (Bot.),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Deltoid — (delta shaped) can refer to: The deltoid muscle, a muscle in the shoulder Kite (geometry), also known as a deltoid, a type of quadrilateral A deltoid curve, a three sided hypocycloid A leaf shape The deltoid tuberosity, a part of the humerus See… …   Wikipedia

  • Deltoid fascia — Latin Fascia deltoidea The Deltoid fascia is a fibrous membrane overlying the deltoid muscle of the shoulder …   Wikipedia

  • deltoid — [del′toid΄] adj. [Gr deltoeidēs: see DELTA & OID] 1. shaped like a delta; triangular: see LEAF 2. designating or of a large, triangular muscle which covers the shoulder and raises the arm away from the side n. the deltoid muscle …   English World dictionary

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