Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

popliteus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: popli-teus
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small muscle at the back of the knee that aids in bending the knee and in the rotation of the lower leg.

Etymology

From Late Latin, see poples.

Inflected Forms

poplitei (plural)

Derived Forms

infrapopliteal intrapopliteal popliteal

Questions

What does popliteus mean?: A small muscle at the back of the knee that aids in bending the knee and in the rotation of the lower leg.
Where does popliteus come from?: From Late Latin, see poples.

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