piriformis

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A small pear-shaped muscle in the butt that helps turn the leg at the hip

noun
/ˌpɪrəˈfɔrmɪs/

Specialized

: piriforme

And those have been amazing for just like rolling out my glutes and piriformis and my legs and stuff before bed really helps with sleep a lot.

The like deep, deep, deep in here had a bone bruise and my piriformis was strained, which is like a small muscle right here.

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Examples

Speaking of buttocks, the gluten need has been a big issue for me and, and my piriformis that whole area there.
The seated 90/90 stretch for the piriformis is great between lower-body exercises.

Blog text (26)
The like deep, deep, deep in here had a bone bruise and my piriformis was strained, which is like a small muscle right here.

You Should Know Podcast
This was reflected in the aperture piriformis width, which had the greatest error of all the measurements in the FDM models.

Academic text (2015)
Eric Cressey and Tony Gentilcore, two great coaches in Boston, often program hip flexor and piriformis stretches into their clients' workouts between sets of deadlifts.

Blog text (26)
The piriformis is an important muscle that aids in hip rotation during physical activities.
Stretching the piriformis can help relieve tension in the hips and improve flexibility.
Many athletes incorporate exercises targeting the piriformis to prevent injuries and enhance performance.

Surface Forms

piriformis singular

piriformises plural

Morphology

piriformis = piriform (opaque) = piriform + is

A technical Latin-derived anatomical formation: the adjectival base 'piriform' plus the Latin ending '-is' is non-productive for most learners, so the meaning is not reliably inferable.

Etymology

Piriformis comes from Latin parts piri- ('pear') and -formis ('shape'), so it literally means 'pear-shaped'. That's why the piriformis is the small, pear-shaped muscle in the buttock that helps rotate the hip.