psoas
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ψόας (psóas, “of the muscle of the loins”), genitive singular of ψόα (psóa).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsəʊ.əs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsoʊ.əs/, /ˈsoʊ.æs/
- Hyphenation: pso‧as
Noun[edit]
psoas (plural psoae or psoai or psoas or psoases)
- (anatomy) Either of two muscles, the psoas major and psoas minor, involved in flexion of the trunk.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
muscle
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Anagrams[edit]
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
psoas m (plural psoași)
Declension[edit]
Declension of psoas
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ψόας (psóas).
Noun[edit]
psoas m (plural psoas)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “psoas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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