päpˈlid.ēəs, -itēəs, ˌpäpləˈtēəs noun
( plural poplit·ei -ēˌī)
Etymology: New Latin, from popliteus of the ham, from Latin poplit-, poples ham of the knee
: a flat muscle extending from the outer condyle of the femur to the tibia and forming part of the floor of the popliteal space