poplit

Meaning

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

Synonyms

calf

popliteal fossa

knee-pit

Translations

fossa poplítia

Kniekehle

ιγνύα

jarret

fosse poplitée

poplite

corva

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɒplɪt/

Etymology

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”).