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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