gluteus

[ gloo-tee-uhs, gloo-tee- ]

/ ˈglu ti əs, gluˈti- /

noun, plural glu·te·i [gloo-tee-ahy, gloo-tee-ahy]. /ˈglu tiˌaɪ, gluˈti aɪ/. Anatomy.

any of several muscles of the buttocks, especially the gluteus maximus.

Origin of gluteus

1675–85; <New Latin <Greek glout(ós) the rump + Latin -eus adj. suffix

Words nearby gluteus

gluteofemoral, gluteofemoral bursa, gluteoinguinal, glutes, glutethimide, gluteus, gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, glutinant, glutinous

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Example sentences from the Web for gluteus

Kardashian, ever the opportunist, no doubt surveyed the gluteus landscape and wanted in on the cultural “conversation.”
Kim Kardashian Bares Her Shiny, Bounteous Butt, Breaks the Internet|Marlow Stern|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The rod is straight while the body follows the curves of the vertebral column and the gluteus muscles.
Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria Montessori
As for the gluteus minimus, it is deeply situated, and more or less sharply marked off from the second of the preceding muscles.
Artistic Anatomy of Animals|douard Cuyer
When it contracts, taking its fixed point at the pelvis, the gluteus medius extends the thigh, which it is also able to abduct.
Artistic Anatomy of Animals|douard Cuyer

British Dictionary definitions for gluteus

gluteus

glutaeus

/ (ɡlʊˈtiːəs) /

noun plural -tei or -taei (-ˈtiːaɪ)

any one of the three large muscles that form the human buttock and move the thigh, esp the gluteus maximus

Derived forms of gluteus

gluteal or glutaeal, adjective

Word Origin for gluteus

C17: from New Latin, from Greek gloutos buttock, rump

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Medical definitions for gluteus

gluteus

[ glōō′tē-əs, glōō-tē′- ]

n. pl. glu•te•i (glōō′tē-ī′, glōō-tē′ī′)

Any of the three large muscles of each buttock, especially the gluteus maximus, that extend, abduct, and rotate the thigh.

单词	gluteus
释义	gluteus [ gloo-tee-uhs, gloo-tee- ] / ˈglu ti əs, gluˈti- / noun, plural glu·te·i [gloo-tee-ahy, gloo-tee-ahy]. /ˈglu tiˌaɪ, gluˈti aɪ/. Anatomy. any of several muscles of the buttocks, especially the gluteus maximus. Origin of gluteus 1675–85; <New Latin <Greek glout(ós) the rump + Latin -eus adj. suffix Words nearby gluteus gluteofemoral, gluteofemoral bursa, gluteoinguinal, glutes, glutethimide, gluteus, gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, glutinant, glutinous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gluteus Kardashian, ever the opportunist, no doubt surveyed the gluteus landscape and wanted in on the cultural “conversation.” Kim Kardashian Bares Her Shiny, Bounteous Butt, Breaks the Internet\|Marlow Stern\|November 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The rod is straight while the body follows the curves of the vertebral column and the gluteus muscles. Pedagogical Anthropology\|Maria Montessori As for the gluteus minimus, it is deeply situated, and more or less sharply marked off from the second of the preceding muscles. Artistic Anatomy of Animals\|douard Cuyer When it contracts, taking its fixed point at the pelvis, the gluteus medius extends the thigh, which it is also able to abduct. Artistic Anatomy of Animals\|douard Cuyer British Dictionary definitions for gluteus gluteus glutaeus / (ɡlʊˈtiːəs) / noun plural -tei or -taei (-ˈtiːaɪ) any one of the three large muscles that form the human buttock and move the thigh, esp the gluteus maximus Derived forms of gluteus gluteal or glutaeal, adjective Word Origin for gluteus C17: from New Latin, from Greek gloutos buttock, rump Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for gluteus gluteus [ glōō′tē-əs, glōō-tē′- ] n. pl. glu•te•i (glōō′tē-ī′, glōō-tē′ī′) Any of the three large muscles of each buttock, especially the gluteus maximus, that extend, abduct, and rotate the thigh. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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