deltoid

¹del·toid

noun \ˈdel-ˌtȯid\

Definition of DELTOID

: a large triangular muscle that covers the shoulder joint and serves to raise the arm laterally

Origin of DELTOID

New Latin deltoides, from Greek deltoeidēs shaped like a delta, from delta

First Known Use: circa 1681

Other Anatomy Terms

bilateral symmetry, carotid, cartilage, dorsal, entrails, prehensile, renal, solar plexus, supine, thoracic, ventral

Rhymes with DELTOID

android, avoid, chancroid, colloid, conoid, crinoid, cuboid, cycloid, dendroid, devoid, discoid, factoid, fibroid, fungoid, ganoid, globoid, hydroid, hypnoid, keloid, mastoid, mucoid, ovoid, prismoid, pygmoid, rhizoid, rhomboid, schizoid, scombroid, sigmoid, spheroid, steroid, styloid, tabloid, thalloid, thyroid, toroid, toxoid, trochoid, typhoid, Veddoid, viroid