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psoas

UK/ˈsəʊ.əs/ US/ˈsoʊ.əs/ uncommon

noun

1.

either of two muscles of the abdomen and pelvis that flex the trunk and rotate the thigh

Origin

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

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