Meaning | Any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh. |
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Synonyms | gluteus, gluteus muscle, glute |
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Part of | buttock, cheek | Either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump |
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Narrower | gluteus maximus | The outermost of the three gluteal muscles |
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gluteus medius | The middle of the three gluteal muscles |
gluteus minimus | The innermost of the three gluteal muscles |
Broader | skeletal muscle, striated muscle | A muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton |
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Spanish | glúteo, músculo glúteo |
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Catalan | múscul gluti |
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