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(n.) 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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Psoas'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/psoas.html. 1828.
 
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