gemellus
noun
ge·mel·lus
jə-ˈme-ləs
plural gemelli
-ˌlī
also gemelluses
: either of two small muscles of the hip that insert into the tendon of the obturator internus:
a
: a superior one originating chiefly from the outer surface of the ischial spine
called also gemellus superior
b
: an inferior one originating chiefly from the ischial tuberosity
called also gemellus inferior
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