musculus deltoideus
- noun
- /ˈmʌskjələs dɛlˈtɔɪdiəs/
- Specialized
:
deltoides
- The musculus deltoideus is essential for lifting your arm away from your body.
Examples
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Injury to the musculus deltoideus can make shoulder movement painful and difficult.
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Surgeons must be careful not to damage the musculus deltoideus during shoulder operations.
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The musculus deltoideus is crucial for arm movement.
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I felt pain in my musculus deltoideus after the workout.
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Injury to the musculus deltoideus can make shoulder movement painful and difficult.
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Surgeons must be careful not to damage the musculus deltoideus during shoulder operations.
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The musculus deltoideus is essential for lifting your arm away from your body.
Synonyms
6
4.6
A large triangular muscle on the shoulder that lifts and turns the arm
3
9.1
The muscle on the top of your shoulder
A large triangular shoulder muscle that lifts and turns the arm
A shoulder muscle that lifts the arm away from the body
How Big
- Specialized
3
2.3
- Specialized
1
9.2
- Specialized
4
3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a fully compositional anatomical name: 'musculus' = muscle and 'deltoideus' = the deltoid (shoulder) muscle, so the phrase literally denotes the deltoid muscle. Despite the Latin form, the constituent meanings together give the complete referent, and the anatomical naming pattern (muscle + specific name) is predictable and cross-linguistically familiar.
Etymology
Musculus deltoideus comes from Latin and Greek and means a 'triangle muscle'. The word musculus means 'muscle' and deltoideus refers to the Greek letter delta because this muscle is triangle-shaped and sits over the 'shoulder', which is why it helps lift and move the arm.