gluteus

noun

glu·​te·​us ˈglü-tē-əs How to pronounce gluteus (audio) glü-ˈtē- How to pronounce gluteus (audio)
: any of the large muscles of the buttocks
especially : gluteus maximus

Examples of gluteus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There are three glute muscles: the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus. Health Editorial Team, Health, 4 Dec. 2023 Together with your gluteus minimus and medius, its primary job is to extend your hips—a movement that’s key to not only keeping your torso erect and body upright, but also generating the kind of explosive power that defines true athleticism. Men's Health, 5 May 2023 At your hips, the IT band connects to the gluteus maximus and gluteus medius. Health Editorial Team, Health, 4 Dec. 2023 Your primary hip abductors include your two smaller butt muscles, the gluteus medius and the gluteus minimus, as well as your tensor fasciae latae (also known as the TFL, a muscle located at the outside of the hip), Fagin says. Jenny McCoy, SELF, 6 July 2023 There’s also the gluteus minimus, which primarily acts as a hip stabilizer and abductor. Megan Falk, Women's Health, 28 June 2023 The gluteus medius is the middle of the three glute muscles, nestled between the gluteus minimus and the gluteus maximus. Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 12 May 2023 This isolation exercise zeroes in on the gluteus medius. Megan Falk, Women's Health, 28 June 2023 Cue: one very swanky ball, two very upset best friends, and lots and lots of gratuitous, gluteus butt wiggles. Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

New Latin glutaeus, gluteus, from Greek gloutos buttock — more at cloud

First Known Use

circa 1681, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gluteus was circa 1681

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“Gluteus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gluteus. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

gluteus

noun
glu·​te·​us ˈglüt-ē-əs How to pronounce gluteus (audio) glü-ˈtē- How to pronounce gluteus (audio)
: any of three large muscles of the buttocks:

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