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PSOAS
psoas
(noun) either of two muscles of the abdomen and pelvis that flex the trunk and rotate the thigh
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
psoas (plural psoae or psoai or psoas)
(anatomy) Either of two muscles, the psoas major and psoas minor, involved in flexion of the trunk.
Anagrams
• Pasos, possa, soaps
Source: Wiktionary
Pso"as, n. Etym: [Gr. psoas.] (Anat.)
Definition: An internal muscle arising from the lumbar vertebræ and inserted into the femur. In man there are usually two on each side, and the larger one, or great psoas, forms a part of the iliopsoas.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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