medius

[ mee-dee-uhs ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural me·di·i [mee, -dee-ahy].

1. the middle finger.

Word History and Origins

Origin of medius¹

1555–65; < Latin: middle (adj.); mid ¹

Example Sentences

The ghosts of past injuries floated up to haunt me with every step: the tendinosis in my foot from 2013, the tibial stress fracture from 2019, stretching back to gluteus medius tendinitis — or dead butt syndrome — from 2010, all on the right side, my own unholy trinity.

From New York Times

The latest bloomer is Crocus medius, which in Heath’s Gloucester, Va., garden appears in November and December, shrugs off light frosts, and brings an extended display.

From Washington Post

About calves, hamstrings, Achilles, knees and weak glutes — they’re the three muscles in the buttocks: gluteus maximus, medius and minimus.

From Seattle Times

Other leg muscles to work on are the gluteus maximus and the gluteus medius.

From Seattle Times

Clamshells — lying on one’s side with legs bent, and raising and lowering the top leg — are the simplest and easiest way to strengthen the gluteus medius.

From Seattle Times