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popliteus

noun

popliteus

noun

Etymology From Late Latin, see poples.

1

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences A small muscle at the back of the knee that aids in bending the knee and in the rotation of the lower leg.

Derived terms
infrapopliteal, intrapopliteal, popliteal

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.