Recent Examples on the WebHealthy individuals at low risk of imminent rupture may receive a gluteal injection of methotrexate. Amy Alspaugh, The Conversation, 7 June 2022 The procedures, more technically called gluteal fat grafting, involve injecting fat to enlarge or reshape patients’ buttocks. Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2022 She was struck in her upper gluteal area before the bullet exited, fracturing her sacral bones but missing the end of her spinal cord. Soo Youn, Washington Post, 26 May 2022 Keeping your torso tall and core engaged, inhale and contract your gluteal muscles on the side with your knee on the ground.Outside Online, 21 Sep. 2020 It’s a gait pattern caused by unilateral weakness of the hip abductors, mainly the gluteal muscles. Colleen Gulick, Outside Online, 3 Sep. 2021 Most of the animals will get the vaccine in their gluteal muscle, which is their rear-end, hip or thigh area. Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2021 The records also confirmed she’d had multiple gluteal injections. Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2021 The gluteal muscles are lifted and the outward extension is enhanced. Meggen Taylor, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1804, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
gluteal
adjective
glu·te·al ˈglüt-ē-əl glü-ˈtē-
: of or relating to the buttocks or the gluteus muscles
the gluteal region extends to the anterior superior iliac spine S. W. Jacob & C. A. Francone