gluteus

[gloo-tee-uh s, gloo-tee-] /ˈglu ti əs, gluˈti-/

noun, plural glutei

[gloo-tee-ahy, gloo-tee-ahy] /ˈglu tiˌaɪ, gluˈti aɪ/ (Show IPA). Anatomy

any of several muscles of the buttocks, especially the gluteus maximus.

Origin

1675-85; < Neo-Latin < Greek glout(ós) the rump + Latin -eus adj. suffix

Examples from the web for gluteus

In apes, the gluteus works to prevent that and helps keep their bodies balanced.

British Dictionary definitions for gluteus

gluteus

/ɡlʊˈtiːəs/

noun (pl) -tei, -taei (-ˈtiːaɪ)

any one of the three large muscles that form the human buttock and move the thigh, esp the gluteus maximus

Derived Forms

gluteal, glutaeal, adjective

Word Origin

C17: from New Latin, from Greek gloutos buttock, rump

Word Origin and History for gluteus

"buttocks muscle," 1680s, from Modern Latin glutaeus, from Greek gloutos "the rump," in plural, "the buttocks."

gluteus in Medicine

gluteus glu·te·us (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.