GLUTEUS: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
Pronunciation: | | 'glooteeus
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Matching Terms: | | gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, gluteus muscle
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh |
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| Synonyms: | | gluteal muscle, gluteus muscle |
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| See Also: | | buttock, cheek, gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, skeletal muscle | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Glu*te"us\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)
Same as {Glut[ae]us}.
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