gluteus minimus

gluteus minimus
gluteus min·i·mus -'min-ə-məs n, pl glutei min·i·mi -.mī the innermost 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 similarly to the gluteus medius

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  • Gluteus minimus — Musculus glut(a)eus minimus (Mensch) Musculus glut(a)eus profundus (Tiere) Schema der tiefen Hüftmuskulatur Ursprung Außenfläche (Facies glut(a)ea) des (Os ilium) Ansatz …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gluteus minimus muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Gluteus minimus Latin = GraySubject = 128 GrayPage = 475 Caption = The gluteus minimus and nearby muscles Caption2 = Structures surrounding right hip joint. (Gluteus minimus visible at center left.) Origin = Gluteal surface… …   Wikipedia

  • gluteus minimus muscle — musculus gluteus minimus …   Medical dictionary

  • gluteus minimus — noun the innermost of the three gluteal muscles • Hypernyms: ↑gluteus, ↑gluteus muscle, ↑gluteal muscle, ↑glute * * * /min euh meuhs/, pl. glutei minimi /min euh muy /. the innermost muscle of the buttocks, involved in the abduction and rotation… …   Useful english dictionary

  • gluteus minimus — /min euh meuhs/, pl. glutei minimi /min euh muy /. the innermost muscle of the buttocks, involved in the abduction and rotation of the thigh. [ < NL: smallest gluteus] * * * …   Universalium

  • M. gluteus minimus — Musculus glut(a)eus minimus (Mensch) Musculus glut(a)eus profundus (Tiere) Schema der tiefen Hüftmuskulatur Ursprung Außenfläche (Facies glut(a)ea) des (Os ilium) Ansatz …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Musculus gluteus minimus — Musculus glut(a)eus minimus (Mensch) Musculus glut(a)eus profundus (Tiere) Schema der tiefen Hüftmuskulatur Ursprung Außenfläche (Facies glut(a)ea) des Darmbeines (Os ilium) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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

  • Gluteus medius muscle — Gluteus medius The gluteus medius and nearby muscles …   Wikipedia

  • minimus — see GLUTEUS MINIMUS …   Medical dictionary

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