| thigh bone | <anatomy> The large bone in the thigh that articulates with the pelvis above and the knee below. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| thigh joint | The ball-and-socket synovial joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum. Synonym: articulatio coxae, coxa, thigh joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral circumflex artery of thigh | <anatomy, artery> Origin, profunda femoris; distribution, hip joint, thigh muscles; anastomoses, medial circumflex femoral, inferior gluteal, superior gluteal. Synonym: arteria circumflexa femoris lateralis, lateral circumflex artery of thigh, lateral femoral circumflex artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh | <anatomy, nerve> Arises from the second and third lumbar nerves, supplies the skin of the anterolateral and lateral surfaces of the thigh. Synonym: nervus cutaneus femoris lateralis, lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gluteal | <anatomy> Pertaining to, or in the region of, the glutaeus. Origin: G. Rump, pl, the buttocks. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gluteal cleft | The sulcus between the buttocks (nates). Synonym: crena ani, anal cleft, crena clunium, gluteal cleft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gluteal crest | The point of insertion on the upper portion of the shaft of the femur of the greater part of the gluteus maximus muscle; when markedly developed this tuberosity is called the third trochanter. Synonym: trochanter tertius, tuberositas glutea, crista glutea, gluteal crest, gluteal ridge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gluteal fold | A prominent fold that marks the upper limit of the thigh from the lower limit of the buttock; it coincides with the lower border of the gluteus maximus muscle; the furrow between the buttock and thigh. Synonym: sulcus gluteus, gluteal furrow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gluteal furrow | A prominent fold that marks the upper limit of the thigh from the lower limit of the buttock; it coincides with the lower border of the gluteus maximus muscle; the furrow between the buttock and thigh. Synonym: sulcus gluteus, gluteal furrow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gluteal hernia | Protrusion of intestine through the great sacrosciatic foramen. Synonym: gluteal hernia, ischiocele. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gluteal line | One of three rough curved lines on the outer surface of the ala of the ilium: anterior (or middle) gluteal line, inferior gluteal line, and posterior gluteal line; the two areas bounded by these give attachment to the gluteus minimus muscle below and gluteus medius above. Synonym: linea glutea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gluteal lymph nodes | Nodes of the internal iliac group; they are subdivided into two groups: interior gluteal lymph nodes, located along the inferior gluteal vein; superior gluteal lymph nodes located along the superior gluteal vein. Synonym: nodi lymphatici gluteales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gluteal reflex | Contraction of the gluteal muscles following irritation of the skin of the buttocks. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gluteal region | The region of the buttocks. Synonym: regio glutealis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gluteal ridge | The point of insertion on the upper portion of the shaft of the femur of the greater part of the gluteus maximus muscle; when markedly developed this tuberosity is called the third trochanter. Synonym: trochanter tertius, tuberositas glutea, crista glutea, gluteal crest, gluteal ridge. (05 Mar 2000) |