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gluteus medius

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[mee-dee-uhs] / ˈmi di əs /

noun

glutei medii plural
  1. the muscle of the buttocks lying between the gluteus maximus and the gluteus minimus, involved in the abduction of the thigh.


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Etymology

Origin of gluteus medius

< New Latin: middle gluteus

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It acts as a synergist of the gluteus medius and iliopsoas in flexing and abducting the thigh.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

In this groove the gluteus medius is to be seen.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

When it contracts, taking its fixed point at the pelvis, the gluteus medius extends the thigh, which it is also able to abduct.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

On the other hand, the neck, and as I suppose the covering of the gluteus medius, are not hairy; so, as I said, I presume there is nothing in this notion.

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir

Plates of the outer and inner tables still remained connected by their periosteum to the deep aspects of the iliacus and gluteus medius muscles.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry

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