psoas
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (US): (file)
Noun
editpsoas (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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editTranslations
editmuscle
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editRomanian
editEtymology
editNoun
editpsoas m (plural psoași)
Declension
editSpanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek ψόας (psóas).
Noun
editpsoas m (plural psoas)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “psoas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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