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Femur vs Gluteus - What's the difference?

femur | gluteus |

As nouns the difference between femur and gluteus

is that femur is femur while gluteus is (anatomy) one of the several muscles of nates, which arises from a pelvis and inserted into a femur.

femur

English

(wikipedia femur)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (anatomy) A thighbone.
  • A segment of the leg of an insect or arachnid.

    • Derived terms

    * femoral

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    gluteus

    English

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    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (anatomy) One of the several muscles of nates, which arises from a pelvis and inserted into a femur.
  • (slang, informal) Short for gluteus maximus, the large muscles in the human buttocks.
  • :I'm going to kick your gluteus .

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