popliteus

American  

[pop-lit-ee-uhs, pop-li-tee-] / pɒpˈlɪt i əs, ˌpɒp lɪˈti- /

noun

Anatomy.

• poplitei
  plural

1. a thin, flat, triangular muscle in back of the knee, the action of which assists in bending the knee and in rotating the leg toward the body.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• poplitei
  plural

Etymology

Origin of popliteus

1695–1705; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin poplit- (stem of poples ) knee joint, back of the knee + -eus -eous

Example Sentences

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popliteus

Furthermore, the marks are located where the leg’s popliteus muscle begins, near the calf.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 28, 2023

Kings: Huerter returned after a two-game absence because of a right popliteus strain in his knee.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 25, 2023

The muscles which follow form, with the popliteus, which we have already studied, the deep layer of the posterior region of the leg.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

The tendon of the popliteus muscle intervenes between the lateral meniscus and the capsule.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

The popliteus arises from the external surface of the external condyle of the femur.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard