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popliteal

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Anatomy.

popliteal

/ pɒpˈlɪtɪəl; ˌpɒplɪˈtiːəl /

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

C18: from New Latin popliteus the muscle behind the knee joint, from Latin poples the ham of the knee

This was a case of popliteal aneurism, operations for which had heretofore proved pretty uniformly fatal.

The popliteal depression is deep, and the summit of the great trochanter rises considerably above the level of the head.

It is not uncommon, indeed, on amputating above the knee, to find even the popliteal artery plugged by a clot.

The rupture of a popliteal aneurysm, however, by compressing the vein and the articular branches, usually determines gangrene.

When an embolus becomes impacted at the bifurcation of the popliteal, if gangrene ensues it usually spreads well up the leg.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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