iliopsoas

English

Etymology

From ilio- +‎ psoas.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɪl.i.oʊˈsoʊ.əs/
  • Hyphenation: il‧i‧o‧pso‧as

Noun

iliopsoas (plural iliopsoases or iliopsoai)

  1. (anatomy) A compound muscle composed of the iliac and psoas muscles.
    Look at those iliopsoases working!
    • 1998, Richard Irvin, Duane Iversen, Steven Roy, Sports Medicine: Prevention, Assessment, Management, and Rehabilitation of Athletic Injuries‎[1], 2nd edition, Boston: Allyn & Bacon, →ISBN, page 317:
      5. Muscle tightness: Inflexibility of the hamstrings, the iliotibial tracts, and iliopsoai tends to aggravate lower backache.
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