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Word: Psoas
Speech Type: Noun
early 17th century: via Latin from Greek, accusative plural of psoa, interpreted as singular
ˈsəʊas
each of a pair of large muscles which run from the lumbar spine through the groin on either side and, with the iliacus, flex the hip. A second muscle, the psoas minor, has a similar action but is often absent.
Short Definition:each of pair of large muscles which run from lumbar spine through groin on either side and, with iliacus, flex hip
- psoas major
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