gluteal

[ gloo-tee-uh l, gloo-tee-uh l ]

/ ˈglu ti əl, gluˈti əl /

pertaining to the buttock muscles or the buttocks.

Origin of gluteal

First recorded in 1795–1805; glute(us) + -al¹

In Man and the Anthropoid Apes the pelvis is very large and wide, and the ilium has much expanded iliac and gluteal surfaces.

The Vertebrate Skeleton |Sidney H. Reynolds
The gluteal muscles, closely held together, form a firm support for the body without injuring any of the vital organs.

What a Young Woman Ought to Know |Mary Wood-Allen
Cases of spontaneous aneurism of the gluteal artery should be treated by ligature of the internal iliac.

A Manual of the Operations of Surgery |Joseph Bell
The trochanter is displaced by the gluteal muscles, causing broadening of the lateral aspect of the hip.

Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. |Alexander Miles

Further experiments making injections into both the lumbar and the gluteal muscles, were made in this series.

The Toxicity of Caffein |William Salant

gluteal

[ glōō′tē-əl, glōō-tē′- ]

Of or relating to the buttocks.