deltoidus

Examples of deltoidus in a sentence

• The same muscle in the animal, known as the deltoidus, abducts the upper portion of the forelimb and flexes the shoulder.1983, Fredric Sweney, The Art of Painting and Drawing Animals, page 37:
• The deltoidus is a thick, large triangular muscle that covers the shoulder joint in the front, behind and laterally.2012, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Douglas Kent Hall, Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder:
• The muscles involved in the external rotation are: Infraspinatus, Teres minor, Deltoidus and Supraspinatus.2013, Mihaela Manisor, Cosmin Marcu, Gheorghe Tomoaia, Liviu Miclea, “Comparison between Titan and Cobalt Hydroxyapatite-Coated Shoulder...

Forms of deltoidus

Origin of deltoidus

Like deltoid, ultimately from Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta), the triangular fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, and the suffix -(ο)ειδής (-(o)eidḗs, “-like”), the source of English -oid. This suffix has usually been adapted in Neo-Latin as -oīdēs or -oīdeus (giving Latin deltoīdēs or deltoīdeus), but the variant or misspelling -oīdus is attested in some Latin texts. As an English word, the form deltoidus might have been taken from such Latin variants, or may have been created analogically within English by simply combining deltoid with the ending -us (seen in some other muscle names such as trapezius).

Questions about deltoidus

What does deltoidus mean?

Deltoidus means the deltoid muscle.

How do you use deltoidus in a sentence?

The same muscle in the animal, known as the deltoidus, abducts the upper portion of the forelimb and flexes the shoulder.

What part of speech is deltoidus?

Deltoidus is a noun.

What is the plural of deltoidus?

The plural of deltoidus is deltoidi.