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      popliteal
      adjective
      of or relating to the area behind the knee joint
      Roots
      poplespoplit- · Latin · back of the knee, hamalis-eal · Latin · pertaining to
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      The word popliteal breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: poplit, from Latin poples (“back of the knee, ham”); and -eal, from Latin alis (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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