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Definition of Popliteal

Popliteal
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.

Meaning of Popliteal from wikipedia

- Popliteal refers to anatomical structures located in the back of the knee: Popliteal artery Popliteal vein Popliteal fossa Popliteal lymph nodes Popliteus...
- The popliteal artery is a deeply placed continuation of the femoral artery opening in the distal portion of the adductor magnus muscle. It courses through...
- The popliteal fossa (also referred to as hough[1] or kneepit in analogy to the cubital fossa) is a shallow depression located at the back of the knee...
- The popliteal vein is a vein of the lower limb. It is formed from the anterior tibial vein and the posterior tibial vein. It travels medial to the popliteal...
- A Baker's cyst, also known as a popliteal cyst, is a type of fluid collection behind the knee. Often there are no symptoms. If symptoms do occur these...
- For someone seated, the popliteal height is the distance from the underside of the foot to the underside of the thigh at the knees. It is sometimes called...
- Popliteal ligament may refer to: Arcuate popliteal ligament Oblique popliteal ligament This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated with the title...
- The popliteal lymph nodes, small in size and some six or seven in number, are embedded in the fat contained in the popliteal fossa, sometimes referred...
- The oblique popliteal ligament (posterior ligament) is a broad, flat, fibrous ligament on the posterior knee. It is an extension of the tendon of the...
- is a branch of the sciatic nerve. The tibial nerve p****es through the popliteal fossa to p**** below the arch of soleus. The tibial nerve is the larger...