popliteal
of or relating to the ham, or part of the leg back of the knee.
Origin of popliteal
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How to use popliteal in a sentence
This was a case of popliteal aneurism, operations for which had heretofore proved pretty uniformly fatal.
A History of Science, Volume 4(of 5) | Henry Smith WilliamsThe popliteal depression is deep, and the summit of the great trochanter rises considerably above the level of the head.
Extinct Birds | Walter RothschildIt is not uncommon, indeed, on amputating above the knee, to find even the popliteal artery plugged by a clot.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesThe rupture of a popliteal aneurysm, however, by compressing the vein and the articular branches, usually determines gangrene.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesWhen an embolus becomes impacted at the bifurcation of the popliteal, if gangrene ensues it usually spreads well up the leg.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
British Dictionary definitions for popliteal
/ (pɒpˈlɪtɪəl, ˌpɒplɪˈtiːəl) /
of, relating to, or near the part of the leg behind the knee
Origin of popliteal
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