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gluteus
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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.

gluteus, glutaeus [glʊˈtiːəs]
n pl -tei, -taei [-ˈtiːaɪ]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) any one of the three large muscles that form the human buttock and move the thigh, esp the gluteus maximus
[from New Latin, from Greek gloutos buttock, rump]
gluteal , glutaeal adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gluteusgluteus - any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh
skeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
buttock, cheek - either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump
gluteus maximus - the outermost of the three gluteal muscles
gluteus medius - the middle of the three gluteal muscles
gluteus minimus - the innermost of the three gluteal muscles
Translations
gluteus [gluːˈtiːəs] N (glutei (pl)) [gluːˈtiːaɪ]glúteo m


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