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English
Etymology
From ilio- + psoas.
Pronunciation
Noun
iliopsoas (plural iliopsoases or iliopsoai)
- (anatomy) A compound muscle composed of the iliac and psoas muscles.
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1998, Richard Irvin, Duane Iversen, Steven Roy, Sports Medicine: Prevention, Assessment, Management, and Rehabilitation of Athletic Injuries, 2nd edition, Boston: Allyn & Bacon, →ISBN, page 317:5. Muscle tightness: Inflexibility of the hamstrings, the iliotibial tracts, and iliopsoai tends to aggravate lower backache.