Get to know Popliteal better with 4 real example sentences, the meaning.
Popliteal in a sentence
Popliteal meaning
Of or pertaining to the popliteus (the area behind the knee).
Synonyms of Popliteal
Using Popliteal
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to the popliteus (the area behind the knee).
- Useful related words include: hinge joint, ginglymus, ginglymoid joint.
- In the example corpus, popliteal often appears in combinations such as: the popliteal, popliteal artery.
Context around Popliteal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Popliteal
- In this selection, "popliteal" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, knee, artery, synovial and referring stand out and add context to how "popliteal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include cysts the popliteal referring to and find the popliteal artery in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "popliteal" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with popliteal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The bullet had in fact clipped a part of his popliteal artery and his boot was filling up with blood. (20 words)
The patient bends the knee at approximately 124°, and the physician holds it in both hands to find the popliteal artery in the pit behind the knee ( Popliteal artery ). (29 words)
They are also known as popliteal synovial cysts: the ‘popliteal’ referring to the hollow itself, and the ‘synovium’ is the membrane that lines the knee joint, where the cyst develops. (30 words)
The nerve then runs straight down the back of the leg, through the popliteal fossa to supply the ankle flexors on the back of the lower leg and then continues down to supply all the muscles in the sole of the foot. (42 words)
They are also known as popliteal synovial cysts: the ‘popliteal’ referring to the hollow itself, and the ‘synovium’ is the membrane that lines the knee joint, where the cyst develops. (30 words)
The patient bends the knee at approximately 124°, and the physician holds it in both hands to find the popliteal artery in the pit behind the knee ( Popliteal artery ). (29 words)
Example sentences (4)
They are also known as popliteal synovial cysts: the ‘popliteal’ referring to the hollow itself, and the ‘synovium’ is the membrane that lines the knee joint, where the cyst develops.
The patient bends the knee at approximately 124°, and the physician holds it in both hands to find the popliteal artery in the pit behind the knee ( Popliteal artery ).
The bullet had in fact clipped a part of his popliteal artery and his boot was filling up with blood.
The nerve then runs straight down the back of the leg, through the popliteal fossa to supply the ankle flexors on the back of the lower leg and then continues down to supply all the muscles in the sole of the foot.
Common combinations with popliteal
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: