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glu⋅te⋅al

  [gloo-tee-uhl, gloo-tee-uhl]
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–adjective Anatomy.
pertaining to the buttock muscles or the buttocks.
Origin:
1795–1805; glute(us) + -al 1
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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.

[New Latin glūteus, from Greek gloutos, buttock.]
glu'te·al adj.
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Main Entry: glu·te·al
Pronunciation: 'glüt-E-&l, glü-'tE-
Function: adjective
: of or relating to the buttocks or the gluteusmuscles gluteal region extends to the anterior superior iliac spine —S. W. Jacob & C. A. Francone>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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gluteal glu·te·al (gl&oomacr;'tē-əl, gl&oomacr;-tē'-)
adj.
Of or relating to the buttocks.

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