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poplit

poplit

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation, UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɒplɪt/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑplɪt/

Noun

poplit ‎(plural poplits)

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

Related terms

poplitic
poplitical

Translations

fossa at the back of the knee joint

Catalan: fossa poplítia f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 膝窩, 膝窝 ‎(xīwō)
Czech: podkolenní jamka f
Danish: knæhase c
French: fosse poplitée (fr) f
Galician: sofraxe f
German: Kniekehle (de) f
Icelandic: hnésbót (is) n

Italian: poplite (it) m
Malagasy: talikana (mg)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: knehase m

Nynorsk: knehase m
Spanish: corva (es) f
Swedish: knäveck (sv) n
Tagalog: alakalakan

External links

Popliteal fossa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

pop ‎(“popular”) +‎ lit ‎(“literature”)

Alternative forms

Poplit, PopLit, pop-lit, Pop-Lit

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation, UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpɒpˈlɪt/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpɑpˈlɪt/

Noun

poplit ‎(uncountable)

(informal) popular literature

Translations

popular literature

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