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gluteal
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glu·te·us  (glt-s, gl-t-)
n. pl. glu·te·i (glt-, gl-t)
Any of the three large muscles of each buttock, especially the gluteus maximus, that extend, abduct, and rotate the thigh.
[New Latin glteus, from Greek gloutos, buttock.]
glute·al adj.
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Adj.1.gluteal - of or relating to or near the gluteus muscles
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gluteal [glʊˈtiːəl] ADJ → glúteo
gluteal
adj → Gesäß-; gluteal muscles → Gesäßmuskeln pl


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