psoas
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ψόας (psóas, “of the muscle of the loins”), genitive singular of ψόα (psóa).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsəʊ.əs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsoʊ.əs/, /ˈsoʊ.æs/
- Hyphenation: pso‧as
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Noun
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
muscle
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Romanian
Etymology
Noun
psoas m (plural psoași)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | psoas | psoasul | psoași | psoașii | |
| genitive-dative | psoas | psoasului | psoași | psoașilor | |
| vocative | psoasule | psoașilor | |||
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ψόας (psóas).
Noun
psoas m (plural psoas)
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Further reading
- “psoas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10