The gluteal region is often the preferred site for intramuscular injections because the muscles in this region are dense.
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Gluteal
Synonyms for "gluteal" (1 found)
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5 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 12 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 臀肌 noun (Any of the three gluteal muscles)
Czech
1 entries- hýžďový adj (relating to the buttocks)
Finnish
1 entries- pakara adj (relating to the buttocks)
French
1 entries- glutéal adj (relating to the buttocks)
German
4 entries- Gesäß adj (relating to the buttocks)
- Gluteal adj (relating to the buttocks)
- Glutäal adj (relating to the buttocks)
- gluteal adj (relating to the buttocks)
Greek
1 entries- γλουτιαίος adj (relating to the buttocks)
Ido
1 entries- gluteala adj (relating to the buttocks)
Japanese
1 entries- 臀部の adj (relating to the buttocks)
Polish
1 entries- pośladkowy adj (relating to the buttocks)
Spanish
1 entries- glúteo adj (relating to the buttocks)
Tagalog
1 entries- pampigi adj (relating to the buttocks)
Volapük
1 entries- glüetik adj (relating to the buttocks)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
There are several muscles in the gluteal group.
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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).
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