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Definition: ILIOPSOAS

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The great flexor muscle of the hip joint, divisible into two parts, the iliac and great psoas, -- often regarded as distinct muscles.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Iliopsoas" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)


Extended Definition: ILIOPSOAS

Iliopsoas

Iliopsoas
Anterior hip muscles. (Psoas minor not pictured.)
Latin musculus iliopsoas
Gray's subject #127 467
Origin iliac fossa, spine
Insertion    lesser trochanter of femur
Artery medial femoral circumflex artery, iliolumbar artery
Nerve femoral nerve, L1, L2
Action flexion of hip
Antagonist Gluteus maximus, posterior compartment of thigh
Dorlands
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The term Iliopsoas refers to the combination of three muscles:

  • psoas major
  • psoas minor
  • iliacus

These muscles are distinct in the abdomen, but in the thigh, they are usually indistinguishable, and so in that context, they are usually given a common name.

See also

  • Hip flexors
  • Iliopsoas tendinitis

External links

List of muscles of lower limbs
ILIAC Region
/ ILIOPSOAS
psoas major/psoas minor - iliacus
BUTTOCKS
gluteals: (maximus, medius, minimus) - tensor fasciae latae
lateral rotator group: piriformis - inferior gemellus - obturator internus - superior gemellus - quadratus femoris
THIGH
anterior compartment: sartorius - quadriceps (rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, vastus medialis) - articularis genu
posterior compartment/hamstring: biceps femoris - semitendinosus - semimembranosus
medial compartment: pectineus - obturator externus - gracilis - adductor (longus, brevis, magnus)
LEG
anterior compartment: tibialis anterior - extensor hallucis longus - extensor digitorum longus - peroneus tertius

posterior compartment: superficial - calf/triceps surae (gastrocnemius, soleus) - plantaris
posterior compartment: deep - tarsal tunnel (flexor hallucis longus, flexor digitorum longus, tibialis posterior) - popliteus

lateral compartment: peroneus muscles (longus, brevis)
FOOT
dorsal - extensor hallucis brevis - extensor digitorum brevis

plantar - 1st layer (abductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis, abductor digiti minimi)

plantar - 2nd layer (quadratus plantae, lumbrical muscle)

plantar - 3rd layer (flexor hallucis brevis, adductor hallucis, flexor digiti minimi brevis)

plantar - 4th layer (dorsal interossei, plantar interossei)

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Iliopsoas". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: ILIOPSOAS

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Synonym: iliopsoas
Position Synonym (sorted by strength)

Expression

 iliopsoas muscle.
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Translations: ILIOPSOAS

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Bohemian sval iliopsoas (iliopsoas). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, iliopsoas. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina sval iliopsoas (iliopsoas). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, iliopsoas. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech sval iliopsoas (iliopsoas). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, iliopsoas. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch spieraanhechting (iliopsoas). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, iliopsoas. (volunteer & more translations)
Français psoas iliaque (iliopsoas). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, iliopsoas. (volunteer & more translations)
French psoas iliaque (iliopsoas). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, iliopsoas. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: ILIOPSOAS

Language Translations for “iliopsoas” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin iliopsoasway (iliopsoas). Additional references: Pig Latin, iliopsoas. (volunteer)
Terran B ssoesaanhe (iliopsoas). Additional references: Terran B, iliopsoas. (volunteer)
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Ancestral and Extinct Language Translations: ILIOPSOAS

Language Period Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Latin 500 BCE - 1700 linea alba (iliopsoas). Additional references: Latin, iliopsoas. (volunteer)
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