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Short for gluteus maximus, the large muscles in the human buttocks.
Im going to kick your gluteus.
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Gluteus — Glu*te us, n. [NL.] (Anat.) Same as {Glut[ae]us}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gluteus — buttocks muscle, 1680s, from Mod.L. glutaeus, from Gk. gloutos the rump, in plural, the buttocks … Etymology dictionary
gluteus — glùteus m DEFINICIJA anat. dio tijela na kojem se sjedi; stražnjica, zadnjica, debelo meso ETIMOLOGIJA nlat. ≃ grč. gloutós … Hrvatski jezični portal
gluteus — [glo͞ot′ē əs; ] also [ glo͞o tē′əs] n. pl. glutei [glo͞ot′ē ī΄; ] also [ glo͞o tē′ī΄] [ModL < Gr gloutos, rump, buttock: for IE base see CLIMB] any of the three muscles that form each of the buttocks and act to extend, abduct, and rotate the… … English World dictionary
gluteus — See g. maximus (muscle), g. medius (muscle), g. minimus (muscle). * * * glu·te·us glüt ē əs, glü tē n, pl glu·tei glüt ē .ī, ē .ē; glü tē .ī any of three large muscles of the buttocks: a) GLUTEUS MAXIMUS … Medical dictionary
gluteus — n. one of three paired muscles of the buttocks (gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus). They are responsible for movements of the thigh. Derivatives: gluteal adj … The new mediacal dictionary
gluteus — noun (plural glutei) Etymology: New Latin glutaeus, gluteus, from Greek gloutos buttock more at cloud Date: circa 1681 any of the large muscles of the buttocks; especially gluteus maximus … New Collegiate Dictionary
gluteus — UK [ˈɡluːtɪəs] / US [ˈɡlutɪəs] noun [countable] Word forms gluteus : singular gluteus plural glutei UK [ˈɡluːtɪiː] / US [ˈɡlutɪɪ] medical a buttock muscle … English dictionary
gluteus — /glooh tee euhs, glooh tee /, n., pl. glutei / tee uy , tee uy/. Anat. any of several muscles of the buttocks, esp. the gluteus maximus. [1675 85; < NL < Gk glout(ós) the rump + L eus adj. suffix] * * * … Universalium
gluteus — [ glu:tɪəs, glu: ti:əs] noun (plural glutei tɪʌɪ) any of three muscles in each buttock which move the thigh, the largest of which is the gluteus maximus. Derivatives gluteal adjective &noun Origin C17: mod. L., from Gk gloutos buttock … English new terms dictionary
