gluteus medius

gluteus medius
noun
the middle of the three gluteal muscles
Hypernyms: ↑gluteus, ↑gluteus muscle, ↑gluteal muscle, ↑glute

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/mee"dee euhs/, pl. glutei medii /mee"dee uy'/.
the muscle of the buttocks lying between the gluteus maximus and the gluteus minimus, involved in the abduction of the thigh.
[ < NL: middle gluteus]

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  • gluteus medius — gluteus me·di·us mē dē us n, pl glutei me·dii dē .ī the middle of the three muscles in each buttock that arises from the outer surface of the ilium, that is inserted into the greater trochanter of the femur, and that acts to abduct and medially… …   Medical dictionary

  • gluteus medius gait — see Trendelenburg g. and uncompensated gluteus medius g …   Medical dictionary

  • gluteus medius muscle — musculus gluteus medius …   Medical dictionary

  • gluteus medius — /mee dee euhs/, pl. glutei medii /mee dee uy /. the muscle of the buttocks lying between the gluteus maximus and the gluteus minimus, involved in the abduction of the thigh. [ < NL: middle gluteus] * * * …   Universalium

  • M. gluteus medius — Musculus gluteus medius großer und mittiger Gesäßmuskel Ursprung Außenfläche (Facies glut(a)ea) des Darmbeines (Os ilium), Darmbeinkamm (Crista iliaca) und seine Faszie (Aponeurosis glut(a)ea) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Musculus gluteus medius — großer und mittiger Gesäßmuskel Ursprung Außenfläche (Facies glut(a)ea) des Darmbeines (Os ilium), Darmbeinkamm (Crista iliaca) und seine Faszie (Aponeurosis glut(a) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • uncompensated gluteus medius gait — a gait that occurs with moderate weakness of the gluteus medius muscle; with each step of the affected leg, the pelvis on the opposite side dips, causing protrusion of the stationary affected hip. Cf. Trendelenburg g …   Medical dictionary

  • musculus gluteus medius — [TA] gluteus medius muscle: origin, lateral surface of ilium between anterior and posterior gluteal lines; insertion, greater trochanter of femur; innervation, superior gluteal; action, abducts and rotates thigh medially …   Medical dictionary

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