psoas

psoas
psoatic /soh at"ik/, adj.
/soh"euhs/, n., pl. psoai /soh"uy/, psoae /soh"ee/. Anat.
either of two muscles, one on each side of the loin, extending internally from the sides of the spinal column to the upper end of the femur, which assist in flexing and rotating the thigh and flexing the trunk on the pelvis.
[1675-85; < NL < Gk psóas, acc. pl. (taken as nom. sing.) of psóa a muscle of the loins]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • psoas — psoas …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • psoas — [ psɔas ] n. m. • 1690; gr. psoa « lombes » ♦ Anat. Chacun des deux muscles pairs appliqués sur la partie antérieure latérale de la douzième vertèbre dorsale et des quatre premières vertèbres lombaires. Muscle psoas iliaque : masse musculaire… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • psoas — PSÓAS, psoaşi, s.m. (anat.) Fiecare dintre cei doi muşchi inseraţi pe faţa anterioară a vertebrelor lombare şi la capătul femurului, care ajută la flexiunea coapsei faţă de trunchi. – Din fr. psoas. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 24.04.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 …   Dicționar Român

  • Psoas — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Psoas puede designar a dos músculos distintos: La porción lumbar del músculo psoasilíaco. El músculo psoas menor. En la exploración física de una sospecha de apendicitis suele aparecer el Signo del psoas. Obtenido de …   Wikipedia Español

  • Psoas — Pso as, n. [Gr. ? a muscle of the loin: cf. f. psoas.] (Anat.) An internal muscle arising from the lumbar vertebr[ae] 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Psoas — can refer to: * Psoas major muscle * Psoas minor muscle …   Wikipedia

  • Psoas —   [zu griechisch psóa »Lendengegend«] der, , Mụsculus psoas, zusammenfassende Bezeichnung für den großen und kleinen Lendenmuskel (Musculus p. major und minor). Er entspringt im Bereich der letzten Brust und der ersten Lendenwirbel, vereinigt… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • psoas — m. anat. Músculo fusiforme que se inserta en las vértebras lumbares y en el trocánter menor del fémur. Su contracción provoca la flexión del muslo o del tronco. Medical Dictionary. 2011 …   Diccionario médico

  • psoas — 1680s, from Gk. psoa (pl. psoai, acc. psoas) muscles of the loins …   Etymology dictionary

  • psoas — |ô| s. m. pl. [Anatomia] Nome de dois músculos (grande e pequeno psoas) que se inserem no osso ilíaco e que ajudam o movimento das coxas …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • psoas — major; n. a muscle in the groin that acts jointly with the iliacus muscle to flex the hip joint. A smaller muscle, psoas minor, has the same action but is often absent …   The new mediacal dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”