Usually means: Muscle enabling knee to bend.
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  1. popliteus: Collins English Dictionary
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  6. Popliteus: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. popliteus: Encyclopedia

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  1. popliteus: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (popliteus)

noun:  (anatomy) A small muscle at the back of the knee that aids in bending the knee and in the rotation of the lower leg.

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