Deltoid

What do we mean by deltoid?

A thick triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint, used to raise the arm from the side. noun

Triangular. adjective

Having the shape of a geometric kite. adjective

Of or relating to the deltoid. adjective

In zoology, a deltoid plate. noun

In mathematics, a symmetrical quadrilateral with a diagonal as axis. noun

Resembling the Greek letter Δ; triangular.

Specifically— In anatomy:

Forming a triangular place or part; being triangular: as, the deltoid muscle.

Relating to the deltoid muscle: as, the deltoid crest of the humerus.

In entomology, pertaining to or resembling the pyralid moths, or Deltoides.

In botany, triangular or trowel-shaped: as, a deltoid leaf: also applied to the cross-section of a leaf, etc.

The large, coarse-fibered, triangular muscle of the shoulder, covering and protecting the joint, arising from the spine of the scapula, the acromion, and the clavicle, and inserted into the deltoid crest of the humerus. Its action raises the arm away from the side of the body. See cut under muscle. noun

The deltoid muscle. noun

Shaped like the Greek Δ (delta); delta-shaped; triangular. adjective

A leaf in the form of a triangle with the stem inserted at the middle of the base. adjective

A large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint, which serves to raise the arm directly upward. adjective

Of or pertaining to the deltoid muscle. adjective

The deltoid muscle, a triangular muscle on the human shoulder.

The deltoid ligament, a triangular ligament on the human ankle.

Words that are spelled similarly to deltoid:
deltoid, dentoid.

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