the thick muscle forming the rounded contour of the outer edge of the shoulder and acting to raise the arm
adjective
2.
shaped like a Greek capital delta, Δ; triangular
Word origin
C18: from Greek deltoeidēs triangular, from delta
Examples of 'deltoideus' in a sentence
deltoideus
Three participants were paraplegics and one was quadriplegic with innervation of thebiceps humeri, triceps humeri and deltoideus.
Čichoň Rostislav, Maszczyk Adam, Stastny Petr, Uhlíř Petr, Petr Miroslav, DoubravaOndřej, Mostowik Aleksandra, Gołaś Artur, Cieszczyk Paweł, Żmijewski Piotr 2015, 'Effects of Krankcycle Training on Performance and Body Composition in Wheelchair Users',Journal of Human Kineticshttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/hukin.2015.48.issue-1/hukin-2015-0093/hukin-2015-0093.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)