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popliteal artery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
popliteal artery
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The main artery in the back of the knee that supplies blood to the lower leg.

Inflected Forms

popliteal arteries (plural)

Synonyms

arteria poplitea

Questions

What does popliteal artery mean?
The main artery in the back of the knee that supplies blood to the lower leg.

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