gluteus minimus

noun

The smallest of the three gluteal muscles, situated immediately beneath the gluteus medius

Meanings

noungluteus minimus (plural glutei minimi)

plural glutei minimi

  1. anatomyThe smallest of the three gluteal muscles, situated immediately beneath the gluteus medius

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 臀小肌
  • 臀小肌 (túnxiǎojī)smallest of the three gluteal muscles
Finnish pieni pakaralihas
  • pieni pakaralihassmallest of the three gluteal muscles
Japanese 小臀筋
  • 小臀筋 (shōdenkin)smallest of the three gluteal muscles
Swedish lilla sätesmuskeln
  • lilla sätesmuskelnsmallest of the three gluteal muscles
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Chicago

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