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buttock

[buht-uhk] / ˈbʌt ək /


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To stop the sepsis spreading through her body, surgeons removed large areas of dead tissue from her left buttock.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

ICE officials acknowledged that Ayala-Uribe died at the Victorville hospital while waiting for surgery for an abscess on his buttock.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 22, 2025

Surgically speaking, a BBL is basically fat grafting, in which fat is moved from one location to your body to your buttock area.

From Salon Apr. 29, 2023

British journalist Nigel Ely wrote a 2017 book about a chunk of Saddam’s left buttock that he pried off the statue.

From Seattle Times Apr. 8, 2023

“Only time I’ve ever seen Dad as angry as Mum. Fred reckons his left buttock has never been the same since.”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

These are expected to include non-surgical BBLs, face lifts and filler-based body contouring treatments, which alter the shape of areas such as the stomach, thighs or buttocks.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

Airlines measure capacity using something called an available seat mile, which is one mile flown by one seat, with or without buttocks.

From Barron's May 8, 2026

The study also found that people who used tanning beds were more likely to develop melanoma on body areas that are usually shielded from the sun, such as the lower back and buttocks.

From Science Daily Dec. 15, 2025

Food and Drug Administration has issued warnings about silicone buttocks injections as the cosmetic procedure has gained popularity.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 5, 2025

A little boy walking past wearing a pair of shorts with large holes that showed his dry-skinned buttocks greeted them and they had hardly responded good afternoon before they burst into more laughter.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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