deltoid muscle

Noun
  1. A large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm (synset 105556983)
    is a type of: skeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
    is a part of: rotator cuff - a supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move
    same as: deltoid, musculus deltoideus

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