psoas (redirected from psoas major)

pso·as  (ss)

n.

Either of two muscles of the loin that rotate the hip joint and flex the spine.

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[New Latin, from Greek psoa.]

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psoas [ˈsəʊəs]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) either of two muscles of the loins that aid in flexing and rotating the thigh

[from New Latin, from Greek psoai (pl)]

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Noun

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psoas - either of two muscles of the abdomen and pelvis that flex the trunk and rotate the thigh skeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes