SYNOVIAL CYST, POPLITEAL


Meaning of SYNOVIAL CYST, POPLITEAL in English

A swelling in the space behind the knee (the popliteal space). The swelling is composed of a membrane-lined sac filled with synovial fluid that has escaped from the joint. Commonly called Baker’s cyst.

English dictionary of medicine.      Английский словарь медицины.