Definition of Deltoideus

1. Adjective. Like a triangle, triangular. ¹

2. Noun. Short for deltoideus muscle much as deltoid is used as short for deltoid muscle. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Deltoideus

1. [n DELTOIDEI]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deltoideus

deltoid
deltoid branch
deltoid crest
deltoid eminence
deltoid impression
deltoid leaf
deltoid ligament
deltoid muscle
deltoid muscles
deltoid region
deltoid tuberosity
deltoidal
deltoidei
deltoideopectoral triangle
deltoideopectoral trigone
deltoideus (current term)
deltoideus muscle
deltoids
deltopectoral
deltopectoral flap
delts
delubrum
delubrums
deludable
delude
deluded
deludedly
deluder
deluders
deludes

Literary usage of Deltoideus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"The deltoideus is in relation by its superficial surface with the ... The deltoideus is supplied by the fifth and sixth cervical through the axillary nerve. ..."

2. Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray (1918)
"The deltoideus covers the articulation in front, behind, and laterally. The arteries supplying the joint are articular branches of t.hp ..."

3. The Myology of the Raven (Corvus Corax Sinuatus.): A Guide to the Study of by Robert Wilson Shufeldt (1890)
"deltoideus minor. Selenka, p. 117, No. 43. Coracobrachialis anterior s. externus. ... 234) this muscle represents the deltoideus minor of ..."

4. Anatomical Technology as Applied to the Domestic Cat: An Introduction to by Burt Green Wilder, Simon Henry Gage (1882)
"Most of the fibers seem to terminate upon the ectal surface of the tendon of the spino-deltoideus, but the ectal layers, especially at the borders of the ..."

5. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy by Royal Irish Academy (1883)
"Subscapularis, ..... 4-90 7. Latissimus dorsi, 12-36 10. Coraco-brachialis minor, ..... 0-60 9. Pectoralis major, 16-86 12. deltoideus ..."

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