BUTTOCKS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does buttocks mean? 

• BUTTOCKS (noun)
  The noun BUTTOCKS has 1 sense:

1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

  Familiarity information: BUTTOCKS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUTTOCKS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

hindquarters; tush; tooshie; tail end; tail; stern; seat; rump; rear end; rear; prat; posterior; nates; keister; arse; hind end; fundament; fanny; derriere; can; buttocks; butt; buns; bum; bottom; behind; backside; ass

Context example:

are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?

Hypernyms ("buttocks" is a kind of...):

body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)

Holonyms ("buttocks" is a part of...):

body; torso; trunk (the body excluding the head and neck and limbs)

 Context examples 

A disorder characterized by marked discomfort sensation in the buttocks.

(Buttock Pain, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A hamartoma characterized by localized malformation of one or more of the components of the dermis; presenting as clustered, slightly raised, pea-sized lesions distributed over the abdomen, back, buttocks, arms, or thighs.

(Connective Tissue Nevus, NCI Thesaurus)

In children, they usually occur on the buttocks and lumbar area.

(Blue Nevus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It most frequently occurs in the skin of the distal upper extremities, followed by the lower extremities, scalp, face, and buttocks.

(Blue Nevus, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement from the high prominence of the head to the low prominence of the buttocks of a fetus or embryo during ultrasound.

(Crown to Rump Length Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

Any of the skeletal muscles that form the buttocks.

(Gluteal Muscle, NCI Thesaurus)

The outermost and largest muscle of the buttocks.

(Gluteus Maximus, NCI Thesaurus)

It occurs more frequently on the scalp, face, orbit, back, buttocks, extremities, hands, and feet.

(Melanoma Arising from Blue Nevus, NCI Thesaurus)

It usually presents as a solitary nodule in the head and neck, upper extremities, or buttocks.

(Pilomatrical Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

They are most common on the chest, groin, hips, buttocks, and under the arms.

(Mycosis fungoides patch, NCI Dictionary)