deltoid region
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region — 1. An often arbitrarily limited portion of the surface of the body. SEE ALSO: space, zone. 2. A portion of the body having a special nervous or vascular supply, or a part of an organ having a special … Medical dictionary
Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated … Medical dictionary
regio deltoidea — [TA] deltoid region: the surface region overlying the deltoid muscle … Medical dictionary
regio — SYN: region. [L.] regiones abdominis [TA] SYN: abdominal regions, under region. r. abdominis lateralis flank. r. analis [TA] SYN: anal triangle. r. antebrachialis anterior anterior region of forearm. r. antebrachialis posterior … Medical dictionary
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membrum superius — [TA] upper limb: the limb of the body extending from the superior part of the deltoid region to the hand; see also arm, and see regiones membri superioris, under regio. It is specialized for functions requiring great mobility, such as grasping… … Medical dictionary
Kakeya set — deltoid. At every stage of its rotation, the needle is in contact with the deltoid at three points: two endpoints (blue) and one tangent point (black).The needle s midpoint (red) describes a circle with diameter equal to half the length of the… … Wikipedia
part — A portion. SYN: pars [TA]. abdominal p. of aorta SYN: abdominal aorta. abdominal p. of esophagus [TA] the portion of the esophagus from where it passes through the diaphragm to the stomach. See … Medical dictionary
List of muscles of the human body — Skeletal muscles homo sapiens Muscles of the human body: Overview Head | Neck |&# … Wikipedia
branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery … Medical dictionary
