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popliteal

Adjective

pop=lit=e=al

WORDNET DICTIONARY

popliteal(a = adj.pert) Array - of or relating to the area behind the knee joint; Array

popliteal, a. [From L. poples, -itis, the ham.].

Of or pertaining to the ham; in the region of the ham, or behind the knee joint; as, the popliteal space. [1913 Webster]

popliteal, adj. of the hollow at the back of the knee.

Etymology

mod.L popliteus f. L poples -itis this hollow

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