popliteus

English

Etymology

From Late Latin, see poples.

Noun

popliteus (plural poplitei)

1. (anatomy) 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

Translations

area behind the knee

• Chinese:

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• Dutch: wade (nl) f
• Finnish: polvitaivelihas
• French: muscle poplité (fr) m
• German: Kniekehlenmuskel m
• Greek: ιγνύα (el) f (ignýa)

  Ancient: κώληψ f (kṓlēps), ἰγνύα f (ignúa)

• Japanese: 膝窩筋 (shikkakin)
• Polish: mięsień podkolanowy m
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• Russian: подколе́нная мы́шца f (podkolénnaja mýšca)
• Swedish: popliteus
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Further reading

• Popliteus muscle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia