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
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 BEASTThe rod is straight while the body follows the curves of the vertebral column and the gluteus muscles.
Pedagogical Anthropology |Maria MontessoriAs 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 CuyerWhen 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, adjectiveWord Origin for gluteus
C17: from New Latin, from Greek
gloutos buttock, rump
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.