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Gluteus

🔄 Synonyms of "Gluteus"

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Word	Definition
gluteus musclenoun	any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh
gluteal musclenoun	any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Gluteus"

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Word	Definition
gluteal musclenoun	any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh
gluteus musclenoun	any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh
mediusnoun	(anatomy, dated) The middle finger.
minimusnoun	(anatomy) The little finger or the little toe
maximusnoun	A male given name.
glutenoun	(exercise, colloquial) A gluteal muscle.
glutealnoun	(anatomy) Any of the muscles of the buttocks, gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus
gluteus mediusnoun	(anatomy) One of the three gluteal muscles, situated on the outer surface of the pelvis.
gluteobicepsnoun	In some animals, the biceps femoris fused to the rear portion of the gluteus superficialis
gluteus minimusnoun	(anatomy) The smallest of the three gluteal muscles, situated immediately beneath the gluteus medius
piriformisnoun	(anatomy, zootomy) A gluteal muscle which arises from the front of the sacrum and the ischium or sacrotuberous ligament, passes out of the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen, and inserts into the greater trochanter of the femur, serving in humans to rotate the thigh laterally.
gluteal cleftnoun	(anatomy) The groove between the buttocks that runs from just below the sacrum to the perineum.
ischial tuberositynoun	(anatomy) Each of the two lower extremities of the pelvis in humans (and other animals), on which the weight is placed while sitting and which are covered by the gluteus maximus while standing.
pectineusnoun	(anatomy) A flat quadrangular muscle, situated at the anterior part of the upper and medial aspect of the thigh, whose primary function is hip flexion.
gracilisnoun	(anatomy, anatomy) A slender superficial muscle of the inner thigh.
pyriformisnoun	Alternative spelling of piriformis. [(anatomy, zootomy) A gluteal muscle which arises from the front of the sacrum and the ischium or sacrotuberous ligament, passes out of the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen, and inserts into the greater trochanter of the femur, serving in humans to rotate the thigh laterally.]
buttocknoun	(usually in the plural) Each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum, and the top of the legs.
peroneusnoun	(anatomy) Any of several muscles of the lateral side of the leg, which arise from the fibula and act to move the foot.
hamstringnoun	(anatomy) One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.
biceps femorisnoun	(anatomy) The flexor of the knee, a two-headed muscle in the back of the upper leg.