buttock
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but·tock
(bŭt′ək)n.
1.
a. Either of the two rounded prominences on the human torso that are posterior to the hips and formed by the gluteal muscles and underlying structures.
b. The analogous part of the body on certain mammals.
2. buttocks The rear pelvic area of the human body.
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buttock
(ˈbʌtək)n
1. (Anatomy) either of the two large fleshy masses of thick muscular tissue that form the human rump. See also gluteus
2. (Zoology) the analogous part in some mammals
[C13: perhaps from Old English buttuc round slope, diminutive of butt (unattested) strip of land; see butt1, -ock]
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but•tock
(ˈbʌt ək)n. Usu., buttocks.
1. (in humans) either of the two fleshy protuberances forming the lower and back part of the trunk.
2. (in animals) the rump.
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Noun | 1. | buttock - either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" glute, gluteal muscle, gluteus, gluteus muscle - any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh |
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buttock
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Translations
مُؤَخَّرَه، أليَه، عَجْز
hýždězadnice
balde
pakara
fenék
rasskinn
natis
sėdmuo
sēžamvieta
bucăbuci
skinka
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buttock
(ˈbatək) noun (usually in plural) either half of the part of the body on which one sits. She smacked the child on the buttocks.
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buttock
n nalga; npl nalgas, trasero (fam)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.