popliteal
/pop-lit-ee-uhl, pop-li-tee-/US // pɒpˈlɪt i əl, ˌpɒp lɪˈti- //UK // (pɒpˈlɪtɪəl, ˌpɒplɪˈtiːəl) //
腘窝,腘绳肌,腓肠肌,腘绳肌腱
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adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
Anatomy.
- : of or relating to the ham, or part of the leg back of the knee.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as inknee
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Examples
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.
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