deltoid
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| —n | |
| 1. | the thick muscle forming the rounded contour of the outer edge of the shoulder and acting to raise the arm |
| —adj | |
| 2. | shaped like a Greek capital delta, Δ; triangular |
| [C18: from Greek deltoeidēs triangular, from | |
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Deltoid
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deltoid del·toid (děl'toid')
adj.
Of or relating to the deltoid muscle.
Triangular in shape or outline.
The deltoid muscle.
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deltoid
large, triangular muscle that covers the shoulder and serves mainly to raise the arm laterally. The deltoid, as it is commonly known, originates on the outer front third of the clavicle (collarbone) and the lower margin of the spine of the scapula (shoulder blade). Its fibres unite to form a thick tendon that inserts at the deltoid tuberosity, a rough spot above the middle of the outer surface of the humerus (upper arm bone).
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Bogans underwent successful surgery to repair a fractured left ankle and torn deltoid ligament before getting released.
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