English > musculus deltoideus: 1 sense > noun 1, bodyMeaning | 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, deltoid muscle |
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Part of | rotator cuff | A supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move |
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Broader | skeletal muscle, striated muscle | A muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton |
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Spanish | deltoide, deltoides, músculo deltoides, musculus deltoideus |
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Catalan | deltoide, deltoides, múscul deltoide, múscul dentoide, musculus deltoideus |
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