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Preferred Label : Psoas Major Muscle;

NCIt synonyms : Psoas Magnus; Musculus Psoas Major; Psoas Major;

NCIt related terms : MUSCLE, PSOAS MAJOR;

NCIt definition : A striated muscle located in the iliac region that originates both on the transverse processes of the twelfth thoracic through fifth lumbar vertebrae and the lateral aspects of the discs between them, and inserts on the lesser trochanter of the femur; it functions to flex the hip joint.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: A muscle located in the iliac region posterior to the psoas minor muscle that originates from the ventral surfaces of the lumbar vertebral bodies, fuses with the Iliacus muscle to form m. ileopsoas and attaches to the femur; primary function is flexion of the hip joint.;

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