1680s, from Greek psoa (plural psoai) "muscles of the loins." Related: Psoitis.
Gk. [psoas], the gen. of the feminine noun [psoa], was mistaken by the French anatomist Jean Riolan (1577-1657) for the nom. of a (nonexistent) masculine noun. It was he who introduced this erroneous form into anatomy." [Klein]
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1. The left kidney and psoas shadows may be indistinct.
左肾和腰肌阴影可模糊不清.
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2. Psoas stretch is negative.
腰大肌牵张试验显阴性.
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3. Nevertheless, pelvic CT still showed an abscess within right psoas muscle and iliac fossa.
但是骨盆腔计算机断层仍旧显示在右腰肌处有脓疡存在,于是病人进行计算机断层导引的引流术.
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4. Objective To study the clinical application of nerve block anesthesia in space of psoas major.