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gluteal

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gluteal /glu·te·al/ (gloo´te-al) pertaining to the buttocks.
glu·te·al (glt-l, gl-t-)
adj.
Of or relating to the buttocks.
gluteal
[glo̅o̅′tē·əl]
Etymology: Gk, gloutos, buttocks
pertaining to the buttocks or to the muscles that form the buttocks.
gluteal
pertaining to the buttocks.
gluteal muscles
three muscles which extend, abduct, and rotate the thigh; the superficial, middle and deep gluteals. See also Table 13.
gluteal nerves
nerves that innervate the gluteal muscles. See also Table 14.
gluteal
adjective Pertaining to the buttocks, formed by the gluteal muscles–gluteus maximus, medius, and minimus


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