popliteusnoun [ C ]
uk/pɒˈplɪt.i.əs/us/pɑːpˈlɪt̬.i.əs/plural poliptei specializeda thin muscle at the back of the knee that bends the leg and rotates the femur (= the long bone in the upper part of the leg)
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
The leg
- Achilles tendon
- appendage
- appendicular
- crural
- cruris
- gastrocnemius
- gemellus
- hamstring
- leggy
- peroneal
- peroneus
- pes anserinus
- piriformis
- popliteal
- shank
- subtalar
- surae
- sural
- talocalcaneal
- talofibular
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