'Gluteus' definitions:
Definition of 'gluteus'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh [syn: gluteus, gluteus muscle, gluteal muscle, glute]
Definition of 'Gluteus'
From: GCIDE
- Gluteus \Glu*te"us\, n. [NL.] (Anat.) Same as Glut[ae]us. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'gluteus'
From: GCIDE
- gluteus \glu*te"us\, glutaeus \glu*t[ae]"us\, n. [NL. See Gluteal.] (Anat.) Any of several muscles in the buttocks of man and most mammals, especially the great muscle of the buttock (the gluteus maximus); also, the corresponding muscle in many lower animals. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- Note: In man, the gluteus is composed of three distinct parts, which extend and abduct the thigh, and help support the body in standing. [1913 Webster]