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

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Example Sentences

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popliteal

Initially, the doctor informed Lisa Wolff that her husband had developed a blood clot in his popliteal artery and amputation might be necessary, according to the lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2025

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 ● Mar. 13, 2025

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 ● Nov. 9, 2021

The anterior tibial vein drains the area near the tibialis anterior muscle and combines with the posterior tibial vein and the fibular vein to form the popliteal vein.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

The posterior interosseous branch seemed to exhibit a similar vulnerability to slight injuries, to be referred to later under the external popliteal of the lower extremity.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by George Henry Makins

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