noun
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The deltoid muscle, a triangular muscle on the human shoulder.
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The deltoid ligament, a triangular ligament on the human ankle.
adjective
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In the shape of the upper case Greek letter delta Δ; triangular.
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Of, or connected with the deltoid muscle
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(of leaves) Of a triangular or roughly triangular shape and attached to the stem via the side.
Examples of deltoid in a Sentence
Seated lateral raises will help you build the deltoid muscles of your shoulders.
There are three parts of the deltoid - anterior (front), posterior (back) and lateral (side).
The leaves are broader than in most willows, and are generally either deltoid or ovate in shape, often cordate at the base, and frequently with slender petioles vertically flattened.
In this well-known variety the young shoots are but slightly angled, and the branches in the second year become round; the deltoid short-pointed leaves are usually straight or even rounded at the base, but sometimes are slightly cordate; the capsules ripen in Britain about the middle of May.
The propatagialis longus muscle is composed of slips from the deltoid, pectoral, biceps and cucullaris muscles.
This improves their ability to control the shoulder during the powerful concentric actions of the pectorals and anterior deltoid involved in throwing or serving.
At less than 90 degrees of abduction the deltoid muscle force creates a shear vector in the glenoid fossa.
Therefore the injury begins medially, rupturing the deltoid ligament or pulling of the medial malleolus.
A few also have localized tenderness over the deltoid ligament; these tend to have more complex injuries.
Too many athletes and weight trainers focus on developing the ' mirror muscles ', the upper trapezius, anterior deltoid and pectorals.
As a consequence, the ' non mirror muscles ', lower trapezius, rhomboids, latissimus dorsi and rear deltoid are underdeveloped.
Some muscles such as your deltoid are relatively small.
The injection should be intra-muscular, the needle being boldly plunged into a muscular mass, such as that of the deltoid or the gluteal region.