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psoas
CIDE DICTIONARY
psoas, n. [Gr. a muscle of the loin: cf. f. psoas.].
An internal muscle arising from the lumbar vertebræ 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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
psoas, n. either of two muscles used in flexing the hip joint.
Etymology
Gk, accus. pl. of psoa, taken as sing.
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