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buttocks
[but´oks]the two fleshy prominences formed by the gluteal muscles on the lower part of the back. Called also breech, clunes, and nates.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
but·tocks
(bŭt'oks), [TA] This word is grammatically plural.The prominence formed by the gluteal muscles of either side.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
buttocks
A part of the back of the hip, which, in humans, forms one of the rounded protuberances on which a person sits; the rump.Composition
Gluteus maximus and gluteus medius muscle covered by a variable layer of fat.
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
but·tocks
(bŭt'ŏks)Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
Patient discussion about buttocks
Q. I get shooting pains in my buttocks and both upper legs
A. Sounds like radicular pain (pain originating from injury to the roots of the nerves in the spinal column). Is it aggravated by coughing, straining, standing or sitting? Is it relieved by lying down.
You may read more here: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/backpain.html and http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/backpain.html
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