Dictionary.com

Popular Searches

 Thesaurus.com

gluteus minimus

American  
[min-uh-muhs] / ˈmɪn ə məs /

noun

plural

glutei minimi

  1. the innermost muscle of the buttocks, involved in the abduction and rotation of the thigh.

Etymology

Origin of gluteus minimus

< New Latin: smallest gluteus

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

As for the gluteus minimus, it is deeply situated, and more or less sharply marked off from the second of the preceding muscles.

From Project Gutenberg

There might also be trigger points in the gluteus maximus, gluteus minimus, and piriformis.

From New York Times

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.