deltoidnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdel.tɔɪd/us/ˈdel.tɔɪd/also deltoid muscle specializeda muscle in the shoulder, shaped like a triangle and used for lifting the arm:
Always stretch your deltoids after lifting weights.
The deltoid muscle lifts the arm sideways.
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- aorta
- aural
- bronchial
- cardio
- cerebral
- cervical
- coronary
- deltoids
- gastric
- genito-urinary
- lumbar
- motor
- neur(o)-
- ocular
- optic
- orally
- ovarian
- pubis
- rectal
- renal
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deltoidadjective
uk/ˈdel.tɔɪd/us/ˈdel.tɔɪd/specializedshaped like a triangle:
a deltoid ligament
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Relating to particular parts of the body
- aorta
- aural
- bronchial
- cardio
- cerebral
- cervical
- coronary
- deltoids
- gastric
- genito-urinary
- lumbar
- motor
- neur(o)-
- ocular
- optic
- orally
- ovarian
- pubis
- rectal
- renal
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