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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

gluteal

/gloo-tee-uhl, gloo-tee-uhl/US // ˈglu ti əl, gluˈti əl //

臀部,臀部的,臀肌,臀围

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Anatomy.

    • : pertaining to the buttock muscles or the buttocks.

Examples

  • The gluteal muscles, closely held together, form a firm support for the body without injuring any of the vital organs.

  • In Man and the Anthropoid Apes the pelvis is very large and wide, and the ilium has much expanded iliac and gluteal surfaces.

  • Three or four days after an intra-muscular injection there may be pain and stiffness in the gluteal region.

  • Wound of entrance, over gluteal prominence on a transverse line through the great trochanter.

  • In this series the caffein was injected into the gluteal muscles.

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