deltoid
noun
a large, triangular muscle covering the joint of the shoulder, the action of which raises the arm away from the side of the body.
subdeltoid
-
a word derived from
deltoid.
Example Sentences
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It is met with chiefly in the prepatellar and subdeltoid bursæ, or in one of the bursæ over the great trochanter.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
