- del|toid
- del|toid «DEHL toyd», adjective, noun.–adj.2. of or having to do with the deltoid muscle.–n.= deltoid muscle. (Cf. ↑deltoid muscle)╂[< New Latin deltoides < Greek deltoeid
< délta delta + eîdos form]
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del·toid — /ˈdɛltˌtoıd/ noun, pl toids [count] : a large muscle of the shoulder well developed deltoids the deltoid muscles … Useful english dictionary
del — del·sar·ti·an; del·ta·fi·ca·tion; del·ta·ic; del·ta·ite; del·tar·i·um; del·ta·tion; del·thy·ri·al; del·thy·ri·um; del·tid·i·al; del·tid·i·um; del·ti·ol·o·gist; del·ti·ol·o·gy; del·to·ceph·a·lus; del·to·he·dron; del·toi·dal; del·u·gi·nous;… … English syllables
toid — an·a·phy·lac·toid; as·bes·toid; asth·ma·toid; ban·toid; cal·a·mi·toid; car·ci·no·ma·toid; cat·a·lep·toid; chlo·ri·toid; cho·reo·ath·e·toid; chro·ma·toid; cys·toid·ea; de·man·toid; den·toid; der·ma·toid; ec·ze·ma·toid; el·e·phan·toid;… … English syllables
deltoid — del·toid … English syllables
deltoid — del•toid [[t]ˈdɛl tɔɪd[/t]] n. 1) anat. a large, triangular muscle covering the joint of the shoulder, the action of which raises the arm away from the side of the body 2) anat. pertaining to or involving the deltoid 3) in the shape of a Greek… … From formal English to slang
Deltoid — The muscle, roughly triangular in shape, that stretches from the clavicle (collarbone) to the humerus, the upper bone of the arm. It is contracted to move the arm away from the side of the body. * * * Resembling the Greek letter delta (Δ);… … Medical dictionary
subdeltoid — Beneath the deltoid muscle; denoting a bursa. * * * sub·del·toid .səb del .tȯid adj situated underneath or inferior to the deltoid muscle <subdeltoid calcareous deposits> * * * sub·del·toid (səb delґtoid) beneath the deltoid muscle … Medical dictionary
Deltoid — Del toid, a. [Gr. deltoeidh s delta shaped; de lta the name of the letter [Delta] + e i^dos form: cf. F. delto[ i]de. See {Delta}.] 1. Shaped like the Greek [Delta] (delta); delta shaped; triangular. [1913 Webster] {Deltoid leaf} (Bot.), a leaf… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Deltoid — Del toid, n. [see {deltoid}, a.] the {deltoid muscle}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Deltoid leaf — Deltoid Del toid, a. [Gr. deltoeidh s delta shaped; de lta the name of the letter [Delta] + e i^dos form: cf. F. delto[ i]de. See {Delta}.] 1. Shaped like the Greek [Delta] (delta); delta shaped; triangular. [1913 Webster] {Deltoid leaf} (Bot.),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
