gluteus

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]

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