popliteal

[ pop-lit-ee-uhl, pop-li-tee- ]

/ pɒpˈlɪt i əl, ˌpɒp lɪˈti- /

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adjective Anatomy.

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

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Origin of popliteal

First recorded in 1780–90; poplite(us) + -al¹

Words nearby popliteal

Popish Plot, poplar, Poplar Bluff, poples, poplin, popliteal, popliteal artery, popliteal entrapment syndrome, popliteal ligament, popliteal muscle, popliteal vein

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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 Williams
The popliteal depression is deep, and the summit of the great trochanter rises considerably above the level of the head.
Extinct Birds|Walter Rothschild
It 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 Miles
The rupture of a popliteal aneurysm, however, by compressing the vein and the articular branches, usually determines gangrene.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

When 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

popliteal

/ (pɒpˈlɪtɪəl, ˌpɒplɪˈtiːəl) /

adjective

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

Word Origin for popliteal

C18: from New Latin popliteus the muscle behind the knee joint, from Latin poples the ham of the knee

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popliteal

[ pŏp-lĭt′ē-əl, pŏp′lĭ-tē′əl ]

adj.

Relating to the poples.

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