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popliteus
[ pop-lit-ee-uhs, pop-li-tee- ]
noun
, Anatomy.
, plural pop·lit·e·i [pop-, lit, -ee-ahy, pop-li-, tee, -ahy].
- 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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of popliteus1
1695–1705; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin poplit- (stem of poples ) knee joint, back of the knee + -eus -eous
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Example Sentences
Moreover, the pit for the tendon of the popliteus muscle below the external condyle is unusually deep.
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The tendon of the popliteus muscle is an intra-capsular structure, and is therefore covered with a synovial sheath.
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The tendon of the popliteus muscle intervenes between the lateral meniscus and the capsule.
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A small branch extends to M. popliteus, another to M. plantaris, and another to the posterior head of M. flexor digitorum longus.
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The popliteus arises from the external surface of the external condyle of the femur.
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