deltoid

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All of the X-Men were strong, their muscles etched from deltoid to abdomen to quadriceps.

From Slate • Jul. 29, 2023

Munoz has been on the injured list since April 9 with a right deltoid strain.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2023

Mariners: LF Sam Haggerty is dealing with an isolated deltoid strain but is progressing, manager Scott Servais said.

From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2022

Note that the pectoralis major and deltoid, which move the humerus, are cut here to show the deeper positioning muscles.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

They would aim for the muscle that Tariq, in a professorial voice, called the deltoid.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini