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popliteal
(redirected from popliteal lymph node)

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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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