deltoid

[ del-toid ]

/ ˈdɛl tɔɪd /

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noun

Anatomy. a large, triangular muscle covering the joint of the shoulder, the action of which raises the arm away from the side of the body.

adjective

Anatomy. pertaining to or involving the deltoid.

Also deltoidal. in the shape of a Greek capital delta (Δ); triangular.

Origin of deltoid

1675–85; <Greek deltoeidḗs delta-shaped, equivalent to délt(a) delta + -oeidēs-oid

OTHER WORDS FROM deltoid

sub·del·toid, adjective

Words nearby deltoid

delta stock, Delta team, delta wave, delta wing, deltiology, deltoid, deltoidal, deltoid ligament, deltoid muscle, delts, delubrum

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Example sentences from the Web for deltoid

The great tuberosity can be indistinctly felt on the lateral aspect of the shoulder through the fibres of the deltoid.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
When the break is below the deltoid insertion the displacement of the fragments is reversed.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
But the others scornfully suggested that the deltoid was a muscle; they knew, because they had dissected one that very morning.
Out of the Hurly-Burly|Charles Heber Clark
A fluctuating swelling was present along the anterior border of the deltoid.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900|George Henry Makins

The two parts, united inferiorly, proceed to be inserted into the deltoid impression or infratrochiterian crest of the humerus.
Artistic Anatomy of Animals|douard Cuyer

British Dictionary definitions for deltoid

deltoid

/ (ˈdɛltɔɪd) /

noun

the thick muscle forming the rounded contour of the outer edge of the shoulder and acting to raise the arm

adjective

shaped like a Greek capital delta, Δ; triangular

Word Origin for deltoid

C18: from Greek deltoeidēs triangular, from delta

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for deltoid

deltoid

[ dĕl′toid′ ]

adj.

Of or relating to the deltoid muscle.

Triangular in shape or outline.

n.

The deltoid muscle.

单词	deltoid
释义	deltoid [ del-toid ] / ˈdɛl tɔɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR deltoid ON THESAURUS.COM noun Anatomy. a large, triangular muscle covering the joint of the shoulder, the action of which raises the arm away from the side of the body. adjective Anatomy. pertaining to or involving the deltoid. Also deltoidal. in the shape of a Greek capital delta (Δ); triangular. Origin of deltoid 1675–85; <Greek deltoeidḗs delta-shaped, equivalent to délt(a) delta + -oeidēs-oid OTHER WORDS FROM deltoid sub·del·toid, adjective Words nearby deltoid delta stock, Delta team, delta wave, delta wing, deltiology, deltoid, deltoidal, deltoid ligament, deltoid muscle, delts, delubrum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deltoid The great tuberosity can be indistinctly felt on the lateral aspect of the shoulder through the fibres of the deltoid. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles When the break is below the deltoid insertion the displacement of the fragments is reversed. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles But the others scornfully suggested that the deltoid was a muscle; they knew, because they had dissected one that very morning. Out of the Hurly-Burly\|Charles Heber Clark A fluctuating swelling was present along the anterior border of the deltoid. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900\|George Henry Makins The two parts, united inferiorly, proceed to be inserted into the deltoid impression or infratrochiterian crest of the humerus. Artistic Anatomy of Animals\|douard Cuyer British Dictionary definitions for deltoid deltoid / (ˈdɛltɔɪd) / noun the thick muscle forming the rounded contour of the outer edge of the shoulder and acting to raise the arm adjective shaped like a Greek capital delta, Δ; triangular Word Origin for deltoid C18: from Greek deltoeidēs triangular, from delta Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to deltoid trilateral, cuneate, deltoidal, hastate, pyramidal, pyriform, trigonal Medical definitions for deltoid deltoid [ dĕl′toid′ ] adj. Of or relating to the deltoid muscle. Triangular in shape or outline. n. The deltoid muscle. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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deltoid

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Medical definitions for deltoid

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