POPLITEAL Definition & Meaning

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popliteal

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

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adjective

Anatomy.

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

popliteal

/ pɒpˈlɪtɪəl; ˌpɒplɪˈtiːəl /

adjective

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

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of popliteal¹

First recorded in 1780–90; poplite(us) + -al ¹

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of popliteal¹

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

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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.

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The team said the operation on the 24-year-old from Plano, Texas, took place at New York-Presbyterian Hospital on Parks’ popliteal artery.

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Admiral drug-coated balloon is used to treat periphery artery disease in the superficial femoral and proximal popliteal arteries, located in the upper leg.

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Stoudemire, who injured his knee more than a week ago, was examined in New York on Sunday morning, and a magnetic resonance imaging test revealed a ruptured popliteal cyst in the back of the knee.

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A gentleman in Edinburgh was affected with aneurism of the popliteal artery, for which he was under the care of two eminent surgeons, and the day was fixed for the operation.

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