gluteus

[gloo-tee-uhs, gloo-tee-]

noun

Anatomy.

plural

glutei 

1. any of several muscles of the buttocks, especially the gluteus maximus.

gluteus

/ ɡlʊˈtiːəs /

noun

1. any one of the three large muscles that form the human buttock and move the thigh, esp the gluteus maximus

Other Word Forms

• gluteal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gluteus¹

1675–85; < New Latin < Greek glout ( ós ) the rump + Latin -eus adj. suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of gluteus¹

C17: from New Latin, from Greek gloutos buttock, rump