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glutei medii

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glu⋅teus me⋅di⋅us

  [mee-dee-uhs]
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–noun, plural glutei me⋅di⋅i  [mee-dee-ahy] .
the muscle of the buttocks lying between the gluteus maximus and the gluteus minimus, involved in the abduction of the thigh.
Origin:
< NL: middle gluteus
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Main Entry: gluteus me·di·us
Pronunciation: -'mE-dE-us
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural glutei me·dii /-dE-"I/
: the middle of the three muscles in each buttock that arises from the outer surface of the ilium, that is inserted into the greater trochanter of the femur, and that acts to abduct andmedially rotate the thigh
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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