psoas

From Ancient Greek ψόας (psóas, “of the muscle of the loins”), genitive singular of ψόα (psóa).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsəʊ.əs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsoʊ.əs/, /ˈsoʊ.æs/
• Hyphenation: pso‧as

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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.

• iliopsoas

• psoitis

• Pasos, Posas, possa, soaps

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ψόας (psóas).

• Homophone: pessoas (Portugal)
• Hyphenation: pso‧as

psoas m (invariable)

1. (anatomy) psoas

Borrowed from French psoas.

psoas m (plural psoași)

1. (anatomy) psoas

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ψόας (psóas).

psoas m (plural psoas)

1. (anatomy) psoas

• “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], 10 December 2024