psoas

Noun

Meaning

An internal muscle arising from the lumbar vertebrae 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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

iliopsoas hip flexor iliopsoas muscle psoas minor iliacus psoas major iliopsoas tendon psoas imbalance psoas spasm psoas strain psoas weakness psoas injury psoas muscle psoas pain psoas release

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Hypernyms

skeletal muscle striated muscle

Related terms

psoitis

Phrases with the word

psoas imbalance psoas spasm psoas strain psoas weakness psoas injury psoas compartment

Anagrams

Pasos Posas soaps

Examples

Lizard variation with quad stretch (stretches outer hips, hip flexors, psoas, and quads): From Lizard, come up off the forearms and onto the hands. Source: Internet

Thieme Atlas of anatomy (2006), pp 472-473 The genitofemoral nerve (L1, L2) leaves psoas major below the two former nerves, immediately divides into two branches that descends along the muscle's anterior side. Source: Internet

The psoas major originates from the last vertebra and along the lumbar spine to stretch down into the pelvis. Source: Internet

With larger diameter nerves (such as the interscalene block for upper limbs or psoas compartment block for lower limbs) the nerve and position of the needle is localized with ultrasound or electrical stimulation. Source: Internet

I have that same nagging hip/groin pain; for me, it’s my psoas. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

PSNR PSNS PSO psoas compartment psoas dysfunction psoas imbalance