Definitions for popliteus

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popliteus pop·lit·e·us

Spelling: [pop-lit-ee-uh s, pop-li-tee-]

IPA: /pɒpˈlɪt i əs, ˌpɒp lɪˈti-/

Popliteus is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 488 anagrams from letters in popliteus (eiloppstu).

Definitions for popliteus

noun

1. a thin, flat, triangular muscle in back of the knee, the action of which assists in bending the knee and in rotating the leg toward the body.

Origin of popliteus

1695-1705; New Latin, equivalent to Latin poplit- (stem of poples) knee joint, back of the knee + -eus -eous

Examples for popliteus

The tendon of the popliteus muscle is an intra-capsular structure, and is therefore covered with a synovial sheath.

The popliteus arises from the external surface of the external condyle of the femur.

Moreover, the pit for the tendon of the popliteus muscle below the external condyle is unusually deep.

The tendon of the popliteus muscle intervenes between the lateral meniscus and the capsule.