arteria poplitea vs arteria

arteria poplitea and arteria both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
arteria poplitea	Yes	No	No	No
arteria	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, arteria is a hypernym of arteria poplitea; that is, arteria is a word with a broader meaning than arteria poplitea:

arteria poplitea: a continuation of the femoral artery that branches to supply the legs and feet
arteria: a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body

Other hypernyms of arteria poplitea include arterial blood vessel, artery.

arteria poplitea (noun)	arteria (noun)
a continuation of the femoral artery that branches to supply the legs and feet	a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body