popliteal

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

adjective

, Anatomy.

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

popliteal

/ pɒpˈlɪtɪəl; ˌpɒplɪˈtiːəl /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of popliteal¹

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

Word 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

Example Sentences

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

From Seattle Times

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

From Forbes

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.

From New York Times

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.

From Project Gutenberg

In the fourth of his operations for popliteal aneurism, Hunter for the first time did not include the vein in the ligature.

From Project Gutenberg