gluteal

See also: glutéal

English

Alternative forms

• glutæal

Etymology

From gluteus +‎ -al.

Adjective

gluteal (not comparable)

1. (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

• gluteal cleft
• gluteofemoral
• transgluteal

Translations

relating to the buttocks

• Czech: hýžďový (cs)
• Finnish: pakara- (fi)
• French: glutéal (fr)
• German: glutäal, Glutäal-, gluteal (de), Gluteal-, Gesäß-
• Ido: gluteala (io)
• Japanese: 臀部の (denbu no)
• Polish: pośladkowy (pl)
• Spanish: glúteo (es)
• Tagalog: pampigi
• Volapük: glüetik

Noun

gluteal (plural gluteals)

1. (anatomy) Any of the muscles of the buttocks, gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus

Translations

Any of the three gluteal muscles

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 臀肌 (túnjī)

Anagrams

• Legault