gluteus

(glo̵̅o̅tē əs; also glo̵̅o̅ tēəs)

noun pl. glutei

any of the three muscles that form each of the buttocks and act to extend, abduct, and rotate the thigh

Origin: ModL < Gr gloutos, rump, buttock: for IE base see climb

See gluteus in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. glu·te·i (glo͞oˈtē-īˌ, glo͞o-tēˈīˌ)
Any of the three large muscles of each buttock, especially the gluteus maximus, that extend, abduct, and rotate the thigh.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin glūteus

Origin: , from Greek gloutos, buttock

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Related Forms:

  • gluˈte·al adjective

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