psoas
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.
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Translations edit
muscle
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
psoas m (plural psoași)
Declension edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ψόας (psóas).
Noun edit
psoas m (plural psoas)
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Further reading edit
- “psoas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014