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noun, plural glu·te·i 
[-tee-ahy, -tee-ahy] . Anatomy.
[-tee-ahy, -tee-ahy] . Anatomy. any of several muscles of the buttocks, especially the gluteus maximus.
Origin:
1675–85; < Neo-Latin < Greek glout(ós) the rump + Latin -eus adj. suffix
1675–85; < Neo-Latin < Greek glout(ós) the rump + Latin -eus adj. suffix
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gluteus
"buttocks muscle," 1681, from Mod.L. glutæus, from Gk. gloutos "rump."
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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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