medius
Americannoun
plural
mediiEtymology
Origin of medius
1555–65; < Latin: middle (adj.); mid 1
Example Sentences
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The ghosts of past injuries floated up to haunt me with every step: the tendinosis in my foot from 2013, the tibial stress fracture from 2019, stretching back to gluteus medius tendinitis — or dead butt syndrome — from 2010, all on the right side, my own unholy trinity.
From New York Times
The latest bloomer is Crocus medius, which in Heath’s Gloucester, Va., garden appears in November and December, shrugs off light frosts, and brings an extended display.
From Washington Post
About calves, hamstrings, Achilles, knees and weak glutes — they’re the three muscles in the buttocks: gluteus maximus, medius and minimus.
From Seattle Times
Other leg muscles to work on are the gluteus maximus and the gluteus medius.
From Seattle Times
Clamshells — lying on one’s side with legs bent, and raising and lowering the top leg — are the simplest and easiest way to strengthen the gluteus medius.
From Seattle Times
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