psoas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Either of two muscles, the psoas major and psoas minor, involved in flexion of the trunk.

/ˈsəʊ.əs/ /ˈsoʊ.əs/ /ˈsoʊ.æs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-psoas.wav En-us-psoas.oga

psoas psoae psoai psoases

From Ancient Greek ψόας (psóas, “of the muscle of the loins”), genitive singular of ψόα (psóa).

psoitis

iliopsoas

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