gluteal
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See also: glutéal
English
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]gluteal (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Relating to the buttocks.
- 1927, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6)[1]:
- 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).
Derived terms
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[edit]relating to the buttocks
Noun
[edit]gluteal (plural gluteals)
- (anatomy) Any of the muscles of the buttocks, gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus
Translations
[edit]Any of the three gluteal muscles
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