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
Word origin
[1695–1705; ‹ NL, equiv. to L poplit- (s. of poples) knee joint, back of the knee + -eus-eous]This word is first recorded in the period 1695–1705. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: exponential, mimosa, nucleus, pinwheel, piston
Examples of 'popliteus' in a sentence
popliteus
After 6 months he developed a partial deficiency of the right sciatic popliteus and the radial nerves.
E. Presotto, P. Lazzarin, A. Polo 2011, 'Churg-Strauss syndrome presenting as polymiositis: report of a case', Reumatismohttp://www.reumatismo.org/index.php/reuma/article/view/429. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)