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psoas
/ˈsoʊ.əs/
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What does psoas mean?
noun
- Either of two muscles, the psoas major and psoas minor, involved in flexion of the trunk.
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Relative to the size of an aneurysm, Warren reported a case of the abdominal aorta which commenced at the origin of the celiac axis and passed on to the surfaces of the psoas and iliac muscles, descending to the middle of the thigh The total length of the aneurysm was 19 inches, and it measured 18 inches in circumference.