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Psoas

Definition: Psoas

Psoas

Noun

1. Either of two muscles of the abdomen and pelvis that flex the trunk and rotate the thigh.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Etymology: Psoas \Pso"as\, noun. [Greek expression muscle of the loin: compare to the French expression psoas.]. (Websters 1913)


Crosswords: Psoas

English words defined with "psoas": Iliopsoas. (references)
Specialty definitions using "psoas": Psoas Abscess, Psoas Muscles. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Psoas" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Portuguese (psoas muscle), Spanish (psoas).

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Expressions: Psoas

Expressions using "psoas": Psoas Abscess psoas muscle Psoas Muscles. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Psoas

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

psoas

39

psoas muscle

38

psoas stretch

6

psoas sign

5

psoas abscess

5

psoas syndrome

3

major psoas

3

muscle psoas stretch

3

abcess psoas

2

psoas tendon

2

muscle pain psoas

2

muscle psoas running

2

machine psoas stretch

2

absceso psoas

2

bursitis psoas

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Psoas

Language Translations for "psoas"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

psoas. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

psoas. (various references)

   

French

  

psoas dégagé du tissu adipeux (psoas muscle freed from fatty tissue), psoas (psoas muscle), signe du psoas (psoas sign), signe du Bonnet (psoas sign), musculus psoas (psoas muscle), hématome du psoas (haematoma of the psoas), bourse séreuse iliopectinée (bursa of psoas major tendon), abcès fusant dans la gaine du psoas (psoas abscess). (various references)

   

German

  

Psoas. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

μυς της ψόας απαλλαγμένος από τους λιπαρούς ιστούς (psoas muscle freed from fatty tissue), ψοΐτης μυς (psoas muscle). (various references)

   

Italian

  

musculus psoas, muscolo ileopsoas. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

oaspsay

   

Portuguese

  

psoas retirado do tecido adiposo (psoas muscle freed from fatty tissue), psoas (psoas muscle). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

psoas (psoas muscle). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

поперековий м'яз. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Rhyming with "Psoas"

Words rhyming with "psoas" (pronounced 'Pso"as'): Abraxas, Deas, Dyas, Lias, Messias, Mias, NIAS, Nyas, Solas, Texas, Unbias, Whenas, Windas. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Psoas

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: soaps.

Words within the letters "a-o-p-s-s"

-1 letter: asps, ossa, pass, saps, soap, sops, spas.

-2 letters: asp, ass, ops, pas, sap, sop, sos, spa.

-3 letters: as, op, os, pa, so.

 Words containing the letters "a-o-p-s-s"
 

+1 letter: paseos, sapors.

 

+2 letters: apposes, compass, gaposis, outpass, parsons, passado, passion, pastors, petasos, posadas, postals, saloops, sannops, sapotas, sapotes, sapours, sapsago, scapose, soapers, sponsal, spousal, upsoars.

 

+3 letters: adiposes, adiposis, airposts, alphosis, anopsias, apoapsis, apodoses, apodosis, apostasy, apostils, apostles, apposers, aspersor, calypsos, dapsones, dashpots, deposals, disposal, escalops, espartos, espousal, exposals, gestapos, haploses, haplosis, hopsacks, impastos, isopachs, nonpasts, outspans, overpass, paesanos, paisanos, papooses, parasols, passados, passbook, passions, passover, passport, password, pathoses, peascods, personas, pharoses, plasmons, podestas, postages, postbags, postbase, potashes, potassic, presoaks, prosaism, prosaist, prosomas, protases, protasis, psammons, reposals, responsa, sandsoap, sapajous, saponins, saporous, saprobes, sapsagos, sapwoods, scallops, scopulas, seaports, senopias, sepalous, shallops, shampoos, shoepacs, shophars, sinopias, snapshot, snowcaps, soapiest, soapless, soapsuds, sopranos, spacious, spadones, sparoids, sparrows, spathose, sporrans, spousals, stopgaps, supposal, symposia, teashops, topmasts, topsails.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Expressions
4. Expressions: Internet
5. Translations: Modern
6. Rhymes
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography


  

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