Kalmar "politeal" tana nufin wani abu da ke da alaƙa da ko kuma yana cikin yankin bayan haɗin gwiwa. Musamman, sifa ce da ke bayyana yankin popliteal ko kuma jijiya da jijiya popliteal, waɗanda suke a bayan gwiwa. Yankin popliteal shi ne rami ko bayan gwiwa, kuma ana amfani da shi don komawa sararin samaniya ko tsarin da ke yankin.
