Crossword clues for psoas
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Psoas \Pso"as\, n. [Gr. ? a muscle of the loin: cf. f. psoas.] (Anat.) An internal muscle arising from the lumbar vertebr[ae] and inserted into the femur. In man there are usually two on each side, and the larger one, or great psoas, forms a part of the iliopsoas.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1680s, from Greek psoa (plural psoai) "muscles of the loins." Related: Psoitis.\n\nGk. [psoas], the gen. of the feminine noun [psoa], was mistaken by the French anatomist Jean Riolan (1577-1657) for the nom. of a (nonexistent) masculine noun. It was he who introduced this erroneous form into anatomy."
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Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy English) Either of two muscles, the psoas major and psoas minor involved in flexion of the trunk
WordNet
n. either of two muscles of the abdomen and pelvis that flex the trunk and rotate the thigh
Wikipedia
Psoas (from Greek ψόας) can refer to:
- Psoas major muscle
- Psoas minor muscle
- Psoas sign
Usage examples of "psoas".
Hence, infiltration of the muscles, glands, or other soft parts with tuberculous matter, when inflammation is aroused by its presence, and by an exciting cause, give rise to abscesses, as in lumbar or psoas abscesses.
Warren reported a case of the abdominal aorta which commenced at the origin of the celiac axis and passed on to the surfaces of the psoas and iliac muscles, descending to the middle of the thigh The total length of the aneurysm was 19 inches, and it measured 18 inches in circumference.