- popliteal
- adjective Etymology: New Latin popliteus, from Latin poplit-, poples knee joint, back of the knee Date: 1786 of or relating to the back part of the leg behind the knee joint
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Popliteal — refers to anatomical structures located in the back of the knee: *Popliteal artery *Popliteal vein *Popliteal fossa *Popliteal lymph nodes *Popliteal nerves *Popliteal pterygium … Wikipedia
Popliteal — Pop*lit e*al (?; 277), a. [From L. poples, itis, the ham.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the ham; in the region of the ham, or behind the knee joint; as, the popliteal space. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
popliteal — 1786, from Mod.L. popliteus (musculus) (1704), from poples “ham (of the leg).” … Etymology dictionary
popliteal — [päp lit′ē əl, päp΄li tē′əl] adj. [< ModL popliteus (< L poples, gen. poplitis, ham of the knee) + AL] of or near that part of the leg behind the knee … English World dictionary
popliteal ligament — see ARCUATE POPLITEAL LIGAMENT, OBLIQUE POPLITEAL LIGAMENT … Medical dictionary
popliteal nerve — see LATERAL POPLITEAL NERVE, MEDIAL POPLITEAL NERVE … Medical dictionary
popliteal artery — n the continuation of the femoral artery that after passing through the thigh crosses the popliteal space and soon divides into the anterior and posterior tibial arteries * * * arteria poplitea … Medical dictionary
popliteal fossa — n POPLITEAL SPACE … Medical dictionary
popliteal space — n a lozenge shaped space at the back of the knee joint called also popliteal fossa * * * fossa poplitea … Medical dictionary
popliteal vein — n a vein formed by the union of the anterior and posterior tibial veins and ascending through the popliteal space to the thigh where it becomes the femoral vein * * * vena poplitea … Medical dictionary
Popliteal artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria poplitea GraySubject = 159 GrayPage = 632 Caption = The arteries of the gluteal and posterior femoral regions. (Popliteal labeled at bottom center.) Caption2 = Lymph glands of popliteal fossa.… … Wikipedia
