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

Inflected Forms

noun

• 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

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 superficial posterior compartment has the gastrocnemius, soleus, and plantaris; and the deep posterior compartment has the popliteus, tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum longus, and flexor hallucis longus.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

There are four deep muscles in the posterior compartment of the leg as well: the popliteus, flexor digitorum longus, flexor hallucis longus, and tibialis posterior.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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