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popliteal

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

The Wolffs allege that Wang actually cut the popliteal artery, which is the main supplier of blood to the knee and lower leg.

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 popliteal artery branches into the anterior and posterior tibial arteries.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

"Itching of the right popliteal space," this after continuing for eight or nine years disappeared.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz




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