Deltoid

//ˈdɛɫtɔɪd//

Synonyms for "deltoid" (88 found)

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Translations

23 translations across 13 languages.

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Catalan

2 entries
  • deltoïdal adj (of or connected with deltoid muscle)
  • deltoide noun (triangular muscle on the human shoulder)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 三角肌 noun (triangular muscle on the human shoulder)

Finnish

4 entries
  • hartialihaksen adj (of or connected with deltoid muscle)
  • hartialihas adj (of or connected with deltoid muscle)
  • kolmiomainen adj (botany: of triangular shape)
  • deltaligamentti noun (triangular ligament on the human ankle)

French

2 entries
  • deltoïde adj (of or connected with deltoid muscle)
  • deltoïde noun (triangular muscle on the human shoulder)

Hungarian

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  • deltaizom noun (triangular muscle on the human shoulder)

Ido

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  • deltoido noun (triangular muscle on the human shoulder)

Irish

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  • triantánach adj (botany: of triangular shape)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 三角筋 noun (triangular muscle on the human shoulder)
  • 三角靱帯 noun (triangular ligament on the human ankle)

Korean

1 entries
  • 삼각근 noun (triangular muscle on the human shoulder)

Latin

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  • musculus deltoides noun (triangular muscle on the human shoulder)

Māori

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  • ua pokohiwi noun (triangular muscle on the human shoulder)

Russian

1 entries
  • дельтовидный adj (of or connected with deltoid muscle)

Spanish

4 entries
  • deltoideo adj (of or connected with deltoid muscle)
  • deltoides adj (of or connected with deltoid muscle)
  • (músculo) deltoides noun (triangular muscle on the human shoulder)
  • muñón noun (triangular muscle on the human shoulder)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The deltoid muscles need time to recover. Be careful not to over exercise them.

Source: tatoeba (6616808)

Intramuscular injections are administered at a 90-degree angle to the skin, preferably into the anterolateral aspect of the thigh or the deltoid muscle of the upper arm, depending on the age of the patient.

Source: tatoeba (12117715)

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