gluteus

[ gloo-tee-uh s, 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

Example sentences from the Web for glutei

  • The deeply set yet flexible spine; the taper form of the limbs; the fulness yet perfect elasticity of the glutei muscles.

    Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia |Thomas Mitchell

  • It is the thickest of the glutei, and gives to the region which it occupies a rounded form.

    Artistic Anatomy of Animals |douard Cuyer

  • The trouble with your generation was that all they wanted to do was sit around on their glutei maximi and be entertained.

    Pagan Passions |Gordon Randall Garrett

  • The chief physiological antagonistics of the glutei are the quadriceps femoris and tensor fascia lata.

    Lameness of the Horse |John Victor Lacroix

British Dictionary definitions for glutei

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

Medical definitions for glutei

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.