-eus

noun combining form

-e·​us

ēəs

plural -ei

ēˌī

also -euses

: muscle that constitutes, has the form of, or joins a (specified) part, thing, or structures

gluteus

rhomboideus

iliococcygeus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, adjective suffix, composed of, of the nature of, or resembling (a specified substance)

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