deltoid muscle

Noun

Meaning

a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm

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Synonyms

deltoid musculus deltoideus buccinator muscle pectoralis major muscle shoulder deltoid complex shoulder deltoid complexes inferior oblique muscle of eye upper arm muscle deltoid muscles lateral rectus muscle of eye latissimus dorsi muscle levator labii superioris muscle levator palpebrae superioris muscle masseter muscle orbicularis oris muscle
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Hypernyms

skeletal muscle striated muscle

Close letter words and terms

deltoid curve deltoid eminence deltoid leaf deltoid muscles deltoid region deltoid tuberosity