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noun
A triangular muscle on the human shoulder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: deltoid, musculus deltoideus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: skeletal muscle, striated muscle
History
Short for deltoideus + muscle. Previously the deltoideus muscle and musculus deltoideus.
