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popliteal

[pop-lit-ee-uhl, pop-li-tee-] / pɒpˈlɪt i əl, ˌpɒp lɪˈti- /
NOUN
knee
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STRONG


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Chen, however, told Lisa Wolff that her husband’s lower leg was ischemic and had received no blood due to Wang’s cauterization of the popliteal artery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2025

Initially, the doctor informed Lisa Wolff that her husband had developed a blood clot in his popliteal artery and amputation might be necessary, according to the lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2025

The team said the operation on the 24-year-old from Plano, Texas, took place at New York-Presbyterian Hospital on Parks’ popliteal artery.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2021

The fibular vein drains the muscles and integument in proximity to the fibula and also joins the popliteal vein.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Is it justifiable to make a contingent profit out of your cerebral vertebrae or your popliteal space?

From Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General by Charles James Lever


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