Emily Dickinson Lexicon

GLU'TE-AL, a. [Gr. γλουτος, nates.]

The gluteal artery, is a branch of the hypogastric or internal iliac artery, which supplies the gluteal muscles. Coxe. Hooper. The gluteal muscles, are three large muscles on each side, which make up the fleshy part of the buttocks. Parr.