Gluteal

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the muscles of the buttocks, gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus
Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to the buttocks. not-comparable

    "These [boys being groomed as prostitutes] are sold by their parents (sometimes stolen from them), about the age of 4, and educated, while they are also subjected to a special physical training, which includes massage of the gluteal regions to favor development, dilatation of the anus, and epilation (which is not, however, practised by Chinese women)."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or near the gluteus muscles wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
dorsal

Example

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"The gluteal region is often the preferred site for intramuscular injections because the muscles in this region are dense."

Etymology

From gluteus + -al.

Related phrases

gluteal cleftgluteal sulcusgluteus maximusgluteus mediusgluteus minimus

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