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Definition of popliteal in English: poplitealadjective ˌpɒplɪˈtiːəlpɒˈplɪtɪəlˌpɑpləˈtiəl Anatomy Relating to or situated in the hollow at the back of the knee. 〔剖〕腘的，腿后弯的 Example sentencesExamples - The patient's legs were placed on pillows to bend her knees slightly to prevent peroneal and popliteal nerve damage.
- The obturator nerve, by its posterior division, sends a branch through the adductor magnus muscle onto the popliteal artery that enters the knee joint posteriorly.
- Angiographic findings include severe distal, segmental occlusive lesions, but the more proximal arteries (below the popliteal and distal to brachial branches) are normal.
- Thus, reflux at the saphenofemoral junction, saphenopopliteal junction, and within the deep venous system, including the popliteal vein beneath the knee and the gastrocnemius veins, can be detected without invasive techniques.
- Large blood vessels pass through the popliteal space behind the knee.
- Posteriorly, the head rises to a pointed apex that affords attachment for the arcuate popliteal ligament and, on the lateral side, part of the biceps tendon.
- Commonly used sites for catheterization include the basilic, cephalic, saphenous popliteal, external jugular, and temporal veins.
OriginEarly 18th century: from modern Latin popliteus (from Latin poples, poplit- 'ham, hough') + -al. Definition of popliteal in US English: poplitealadjectiveˌpɑpləˈtiəlˌpäpləˈtēəl Anatomy Relating to or situated in the hollow at the back of the knee. 〔剖〕腘的，腿后弯的 Example sentencesExamples - Commonly used sites for catheterization include the basilic, cephalic, saphenous popliteal, external jugular, and temporal veins.
- Posteriorly, the head rises to a pointed apex that affords attachment for the arcuate popliteal ligament and, on the lateral side, part of the biceps tendon.
- The patient's legs were placed on pillows to bend her knees slightly to prevent peroneal and popliteal nerve damage.
- Angiographic findings include severe distal, segmental occlusive lesions, but the more proximal arteries (below the popliteal and distal to brachial branches) are normal.
- The obturator nerve, by its posterior division, sends a branch through the adductor magnus muscle onto the popliteal artery that enters the knee joint posteriorly.
- Thus, reflux at the saphenofemoral junction, saphenopopliteal junction, and within the deep venous system, including the popliteal vein beneath the knee and the gastrocnemius veins, can be detected without invasive techniques.
- Large blood vessels pass through the popliteal space behind the knee.
OriginEarly 18th century: from modern Latin popliteus (from Latin poples, poplit- ‘ham, hough’) + -al. |