gluteus
[ gloo-tee-uh s, gloo-tee- ]
/ ˈglu ti əs, gluˈti- /
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noun, plural glu·te·i [gloo-tee-ahy, gloo-tee-ahy] /ˈglu tiˌaɪ, gluˈti aɪ/. Anatomy.
any of several muscles of the buttocks, especially the gluteus maximus.
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Nearby words
- gluteofemoral,
- gluteofemoral bursa,
- gluteoinguinal,
- glutes,
- glutethimide,
- gluteus maximus,
- gluteus medius,
- gluteus minimus,
- glutin,
- glutinant
Origin of gluteus
1675–85; < New Latin < Greek glout(ós) the rump + Latin -eus adj. suffix
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Kardashian, ever the opportunist, no doubt surveyed the gluteus landscape and wanted in on the cultural “conversation.”
Kim Kardashian Bares Her Shiny, Bounteous Butt, Breaks the Internet|Marlow Stern|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEASTThe rod is straight while the body follows the curves of the vertebral column and the gluteus muscles.
Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria MontessoriAs for the gluteus minimus, it is deeply situated, and more or less sharply marked off from the second of the preceding muscles.
Artistic Anatomy of Animals|douard CuyerWhen it contracts, taking its fixed point at the pelvis, the gluteus medius extends the thigh, which it is also able to abduct.
Artistic Anatomy of Animals|douard Cuyer
gluteus
glutaeus
/ (ɡlʊˈtiːəs) /
noun plural -tei or -taei (-ˈtiːaɪ)
any one of the three large muscles that form the human buttock and move the thigh, esp the gluteus maximus
Word Origin for gluteus
C17: from New Latin, from Greek gloutos buttock, rump
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gluteus
"buttocks muscle," 1680s, from Modern Latin glutaeus, from Greek gloutos "the rump," in plural, "the buttocks."
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gluteus
[ glōō′tē-əs, glōō-tē′- ]
n. pl. glu•te•i (glōō′tē-ī′, glōō-tē′ī′)
Any of the three large muscles of each buttock, especially the gluteus maximus, that extend, abduct, and rotate the thigh.
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