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Definition: Psoas |
PsoasNoun1. 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). |
Expressions using "psoas": Psoas Abscess ♦ psoas muscle ♦ Psoas Muscles. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| 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. |
| Expression | Frequency 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. | |
| 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 psoas retirado do tecido adiposo (psoas muscle freed from fatty tissue), psoas (psoas muscle). (various references) psoas (psoas muscle). (various references) поперековий м'яз. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Words rhyming with "psoas" (pronounced 'Pso"as'): Abraxas, Deas, Dyas, Lias, Messias, Mias, NIAS, Nyas, Solas, Texas, Unbias, Whenas, Windas. (additional references) |
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. | |
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