deltoid muscle
A triangular muscle on the human shoulderA triangular muscle on the human shoulder.
» The deltoid muscles need time to recover. Be careful not to over exercise them.
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1 sensesA triangular muscle on the human shoulder.
a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm
Examples
1 sentencesThe deltoid muscles need time to recover. Be careful not to over exercise them.
Origin
Short for deltoideus + muscle. Previously the deltoideus muscle and musculus deltoideus.Short for deltoideus + muscle. Previously the deltoideus muscle and musculus deltoideus.
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Forms
plural: deltoid muscles| Singular | deltoid muscle |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm:deltoidmusculus deltoideus
See also
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