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popliteal definition

pop·lit·eal (päp lit′ē əl, päp′li tē′əl)

adjective

of or near that part of the leg behind the knee

Etymology: < ModL popliteus (< L poples, gen. poplitis, ham of the knee) + -al

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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