iliopsoas

English

Etymology

From ilio- +‎ psoas.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɪl.i.oʊˈsoʊ.əs/
• Hyphenation: il‧i‧o‧pso‧as

Noun

iliopsoas (plural iliopsoases or iliopsoai)

1. (anatomy) A compound muscle composed of the iliac and psoas muscles.

   Look at those iliopsoases working!

   • 1998, Richard Irvin, Duane Iversen, Steven Roy, Sports Medicine: Prevention, Assessment, Management, and Rehabilitation of Athletic Injuries‎^[1], 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.