See Also: deltoid crest(medicine)
Deltoid(health)
deltoid(medicine)
deltoid(dictionary)
deltoid tuberosity(medicine)
deltoid region(medicine)
deltoid ligament(medicine)
deltoid impression(medicine)
deltoid eminence(medicine)
deltoid branch(medicine)

lisle (iou) and deltoid crest (medicine)


lisle (iou)



lisle noun. Also (formerly usu.) Lisle. M16.
[Lisle, former name of a town in NE France (now Lille).]
attrib. Made in, associated with, or obtained from Lille, France. Chiefly & now only spec. designating or made of a fine smooth cotton thread, used for stockings etc. M16.
(Cloth made from) lisle thread. M16.

deltoid crest (medicine)


deltoid crest -->
deltoid tuberosity


A rough elevation about the middle of the lateral side of the shaft of the humerus, giving attachment to the deltoid muscle.

Synonym: tuberositas deltoidea, deltoid crest, deltoid eminence, deltoid impression.