gluteus minimus

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Noun1.gluteus minimus - the innermost of the three gluteal muscles
glute, gluteal muscle, gluteus, gluteus muscle - any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh
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This caused him to do a 179 and, with both inches, I kicked him in his gluteus minimus, forcing him to do a 2-point landing head second into the sand.
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The muscle-tendon actuators evaluated were as follows (Figure 1b): gluteus maximus (1 segment, glut max), gluteus medius (3 segments, glut med 1-3), gluteus minimus (3 segments, glut min 1-3), piriformis (pir), sartorius (sar) and tensor fasciae latae (tfl).
Biomechanical analysis of local and global strengthening of gluteus medius
(2007) mentioned that the superior gemellus muscle can merge with the piriformis muscle or gluteus minimus muscle, and the inferior gemellus muscle can fuse with the quadratus femoris muscle.
Bilateral Absence of Gemelli Muscles. Case Report/Ausencia bilateral de los musculos gemelos. Reporte de caso
The gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus comprise the muscles of the buttocks.
Buttress your buttocks and hamstrings
"This exercise targets the gluteus muscle group (gluteus maximus - the main bottom muscle, gluteus minimus and medius - lateral hip muscles).
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