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popliteal

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popliteal /pop·lit·e·al/ (pop″lit´e-il) pertaining to the area behind the knee.
pop·lit·e·al (pp-lt-l, ppl-tl)
adj.
Relating to the poples.
popliteal
[poplit′ē·əl, pop′litē′əl]
Etymology: L, poples, ham of the knee
pertaining to the area behind the knee.
popliteal [pop″lĭ-te´al]
pertaining to the area behind the knee.
popliteal
pertaining to the area behind the femorotibial joint, the stifle.
popliteal lymph node
a node found behind the stifle joint, between the semimembranosus and semitendinous muscles; deep and superficial groups may occur, the latter being less frequent.
popliteal tendon transposition
a surgical technique for reconstruction of the caudal cruciate ligament.
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Diger patolojikfizik muayene bulgulari; mikrognati, yuksek damak, dusuk yerlesimli buyuk kulak, kisa boyun, antekubital, popliteal bolge ve boyunda bilateral deri kivrimlari, skolyoz, diz ve dirsekte fleksiyon kontrakturu, sol ayak aganezisi, sad ayakta pes ekinovarus ve "rocker bottom", kisa ve rudimenter sol on kol ve sindaktili olan dismorfik el, anal atreziyle birlikte eksternal genital yapilar kiz ve buyuk labium hipoplazik gorunumdeydi (Resim 1,2).
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