deltoid

noun

a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm

adjective

triangular or suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex

Roots

deltadelt- · Greek · triangle (letter D shape)oeides-oid · Greek · shaped like

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