Tags: Anatomical Structure, Muscle.

The piriformis (from Latin piriformis = pear shaped) is a muscle in the gluteal region of the lower limb. It is one of the six muscles in the lateral rotator group.It was first named by Adriaan van den Spiegel a professor from the University of Padua in the 16th century.

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