Definitions from Wiktionary (piriformis)
▸ noun: (anatomy, zootomy) A gluteal muscle which arises from the front of the sacrum and the ischium or sacrotuberous ligament, passes out of the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen, and inserts into the greater trochanter of the femur, serving in humans to rotate the thigh laterally.
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▸ noun: (anatomy, zootomy) A gluteal muscle which arises from the front of the sacrum and the ischium or sacrotuberous ligament, passes out of the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen, and inserts into the greater trochanter of the femur, serving in humans to rotate the thigh laterally.
Similar:
pyriformis,
pectineus,
rectus femoris,
gluteus,
caudofemoralis,
ischial tuberosity,
psoas major,
gluteobiceps,
tensor fasciae latae,
piriform recess,
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