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poplitaeal

poplitaeal is the archaic form of popliteal.

Meaning of popliteal

Adjective

popliteal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the popliteus (the area behind the knee).
    • On removing a quantity of fat which separates the popliteal nerve from the vein and artery, these will be exposed lying in direct contact, the vein being posterior or superficial to the artery and a little to its outer side at the upper part of the space.1839, John Steggall, Malcolm William Hilles, A Manual for the College of Surgeons in London, Dublin, and Edinburgh, page 433

Questions about poplitaeal

What is poplitaeal the archaic form of?
Poplitaeal is the archaic form of popliteal.

Words near poplitaeal in the dictionary

  1. popless
  2. poplike
  3. poplin
  4. poplins
  5. poplit
  6. poplitaeal
  7. popliteal
  8. popliteal artery
  9. popliteal fossa
  10. popliteal fossae
  11. popliteal fossæ

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Adapted from Wiktionary: poplitaeal (page history and authors); popliteal (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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