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- noun Plural form of
psoas .
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Examples
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From this, to the attachment of the diaphragm, the spine inclines inward, and this portion alone, from the internal parts, gives origin to muscles, which are called psoae.
On The Articulations 2007
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The kidneys lie on the fore part of the quadratus lumborum and psoae muscles.
Surgical Anatomy Joseph Maclise
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The spine, from the os sacrum to the great vertebra, is curved backward; in this quarter are situated the bladder, the organs of generation, and the inclined portion of the rectum; from this to the diaphragm it proceeds in a straight line inclining forward, and the psoae are situated there; from this point, to the great vertebra above the tops of the shoulders, it rises in a line that is curved backward, and the curvature appears greater than it is in reality, for the posterior processes of the spine are there highest; the articulation of the neck inclines forward.
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Gpufe can be ha4 at will; the whole diftrifl? being psoae. to it; while the foil and the*
The Rural Economy of the Midland Counties: Including the Management of ... William 1796
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