medius
Americannoun
plural
mediiEtymology
Origin of medius
1555–65; < Latin: middle (adj.); see mid 1
Example Sentences
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About calves, hamstrings, Achilles, knees and weak glutes — they’re the three muscles in the buttocks: gluteus maximus, medius and minimus.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2019
The large and strong gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus extend and abduct the femur.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
It acts as a synergist of the gluteus medius and iliopsoas in flexing and abducting the thigh.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The quadriceps femoris is made of four muscles: the rectus femoris, the vastus lateralis, the vastus medius, and the vastus intermedius, which together extend the knee.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Festus’s wings were working properly, though his left medius membrane was shot full of holes.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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