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Definition of Popliteal
1. Adjective. Of or relating to the area behind the knee joint.
Definition of Popliteal
1. a. Of or pertaining to the ham; in the region of the ham, or behind the knee joint; as, the popliteal space.
Definition of Popliteal
1. Adjective. (anatomy) of the area behind the knee. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Popliteal
1. popliteus [adj] - See also: popliteus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Popliteal
Literary usage of Popliteal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"THE popliteal ARTERY. accompanies the long saphenous nerve to the inner side ...
popliteal Artery. The popliteal artery commences at the termination of the ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1859)
"1858, having a popliteal aneurism in the right ham. It was globular, of the size
of a small apple, and situated at the lower and outer part of the popliteal ..."
3. Medical lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science, Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1866)
"The ham forms what is called the popliteal region or »pace. ... popliteal VEIN
ha« the same arrangement ai the artery behind which it is situate. ..."
4. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"The popliteal fossa or space is a lozenge-shaped space, ... The floor is formed
by the popliteal surface of the femur, the oblique popliteal ligament of the ..."
5. The Science and Art of Surgery: A Treatise on Surgical Injuries, Diseases by John Eric Erichsen (1885)
"popliteal Aneurism usually commences with stiffness and a good deal of pain ...
If it be femoro-popliteal, it may give way into the general areolar tissue ..."
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