poplit

Betekenis (Engels)

The shallow depression (fossa) located at the back of the knee joint; the popliteal fossa or “knee pit”.

Synoniemen

calf

popliteal fossa

knee-pit

Vertalingen

fossa poplítia

Kniekehle

ιγνύα

jarret

fosse poplitée

poplite

corva

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈpɒplɪt/

Etymologie (Engels)

An adaptation of poplit-, the oblique stem of the Latin poples (“the ham of the knee”, “the hough”, “the hock”; transferred sense, in general, “the knee”).