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glu⋅te⋅us

  [gloo-tee-uhs, gloo-tee-]
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–noun, plural -te⋅i  [-tee-ahy, -tee-ahy] . Anatomy.
any of several muscles of the buttocks, esp. the gluteus maximus.
Origin:
1675–85; < NL < Gk glout(ós) the rump + L -eus adj. suffix
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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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Word Origin & History

gluteus 
"buttocks muscle," 1681, from Mod.L. glutæus, from Gk. gloutos "rump."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: glu·te·us
Pronunciation: 'glüt-E-&s, glü-'tE-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural glu·tei /'glüt-E-"I, -E-"E; glü-'tE-"I/
: any of three large muscles of the buttocks: a : GLUTEUS MAXIMUS b : GLUTEUS MEDIUS c : GLUTEUS MINIMUS
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

gluteus glu·te·us (gl&oomacr;'tē-əs, gl&oomacr;-tē'-)
n. pl. glu·te·i (gl&oomacr;'tē-ī', gl&oomacr;-tē'ī')
Any of the three large muscles of each buttock, especially the gluteus maximus, that extend, abduct, and rotate the thigh.

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