psoas

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)

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

Derived terms

• iliopsoas

Related terms

• psoitis

Translations

muscle

• Finnish: lannelihas
• Greek:

  Ancient: ψόα f (psóa)

• Spanish: psoas m

Anagrams

• Pasos, Posas, possa, soaps

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French psoas.

Noun

psoas m (plural psoași)

1. psoas

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)

1. psoas

Derived terms

• iliopsoas
• psoasilíaco

 

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