popliteal

American  

[pop-lit-ee-uhl, pop-li-tee-] / pɒpˈlɪt i əl, ˌpɒp lɪˈti- /

adjective

Anatomy.

1. of or relating to the ham, or part of the leg back of the knee.

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popliteal British  

/ pɒpˈlɪtɪəl, ˌpɒplɪˈtiːəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or near the part of the leg behind the knee

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Etymology

Origin of popliteal

First recorded in 1780–90; poplite(us) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Chen, however, told Lisa Wolff that her husband’s lower leg was ischemic and had received no blood due to Wang’s cauterization of the popliteal artery.

From Los Angeles Times

The team said the operation on the 24-year-old from Plano, Texas, took place at New York-Presbyterian Hospital on Parks’ popliteal artery.

From Seattle Times

Admiral drug-coated balloon is used to treat periphery artery disease in the superficial femoral and proximal popliteal arteries, located in the upper leg.

From Forbes

Stoudemire, who injured his knee more than a week ago, was examined in New York on Sunday morning, and a magnetic resonance imaging test revealed a ruptured popliteal cyst in the back of the knee.

From New York Times

A gentleman in Edinburgh was affected with aneurism of the popliteal artery, for which he was under the care of two eminent surgeons, and the day was fixed for the operation.

From Project Gutenberg