Dictionary   FastHealth  Email This!

 


oblique popliteal ligament

n :  a strong broad flat fibrous ligament that passes obliquely across and strengthens the posterior part of the knee and is derived esp. from the tendon of the semimembranosus muscle - compare ARCUATE POPLITEAL LIGAMENT  .
 
 

 
Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.  © 1997-2024.







               



               



Salem Memorial District Hospital (Salem, Missouri - Dent County)