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psoas

Syllables: pso·as/ˈsəʊ.əs//ˈsoʊ.əs/

psoas noun: either of two muscles, the psoas major and psoas minor, involved in flexion of the trunk.

Noun

psoas (plural psoae or psoai or psoas or psoases)

  1. Either of two muscles, the psoas major and psoas minor, involved in flexion of the trunk.

Forms of psoas

pluralpsoae
pluralpsoai
pluralpsoas
pluralpsoases

Origin of psoas

From Ancient Greek ψόας (psóas, “of the muscle of the loins”), genitive singular of ψόα (psóa).

Words formed from psoas

Phrases with psoas

Questions about psoas

What does psoas mean?
Psoas means either of two muscles, the psoas major and psoas minor, involved in flexion of the trunk.
What part of speech is psoas?
Psoas is a noun.
How do you pronounce psoas?
Psoas is pronounced /ˈsəʊ.əs/ (UK).
What is the plural of psoas?
The plural of psoas is psoae.

Words near psoas in the dictionary

  1. PSNS
  2. PSNSs
  3. PSO
  4. psoae
  5. psoai
  6. psoas
  7. psoas major
  8. psoas minor
  9. psoases
  10. psoatic
  11. psocid

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