gemellus
noun
ge·mel·lus
| \ jə-ˈme-ləs
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plural gemelli\ -ˌlī
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also gemelluses
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also gemelluses
Medical Definition of gemellus
: 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