Gluteus

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  gluteus \glu*te"us\, glutaeus \glu*t[ae]"us\, n. [NL. See
     {Gluteal}.] (Anat.)
     Any of several muscles in the buttocks of man and most
     mammals, especially the great muscle of the buttock (the
     {gluteus maximus}); also, the corresponding muscle in many
     lower animals.


     [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     Note: In man, the gluteus is composed of three distinct
           parts, which extend and abduct the thigh, and help
           support the body in standing.
           [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gluteus \Glu*te"us\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)
     Same as {Glut[ae]us}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gluteus
       n : any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the
           buttock and move the thigh [syn: {gluteus muscle}, {gluteal
           muscle}, {glute}]
       [also: {glutei} (pl)]