gluteus maximus

gluteus max·i·mus

G0160900 (măk′sə-məs)n. pl. glutei max·i·mi (măk′sə-mī′) The largest and outermost of the gluteal muscles.

[New Latin glūteus maximus : glūteus, gluteus + maximus, largest.]

glu′teus max′i•mus

(ˈmæk sə məs)

n., pl. glutei max•i•mi (ˈmæk səˌmaɪ) the broad, thick, outermost muscle of each buttock. [1900–05; < New Latin: largest gluteus]

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Noun

gluteus maximus - the outermost of the three gluteal musclesglute, gluteal muscle, gluteus, gluteus muscle - any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh

gluteus maximus

[′glüd·ē·əs ′mak·sə·məs] (anatomy) The largest and most superficial muscle of the buttocks.

gluteus maximus

(măk′sə-məs)n. pl. glutei maximi (măk′sə-mī′) The largest and outermost of the gluteal muscles.

gluteus maximus

The largest of the three flat buttock or rump muscles. The gluteal muscles arise from the back of the pelvis and are inserted into the back of the upper part of the thigh bone (femur). They straighten (extend) the hip joint in rising from a stooping position and in running, climbing and going upstairs.

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gluteus maximus

Related to gluteus maximus: gluteus medius, gluteus maximus gait

noun

Words related to gluteus maximus

noun the outermost of the three gluteal muscles

Related Words

glute
gluteal muscle
gluteus
gluteus muscle

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