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tibia
[ tib-ee-uh ]
noun
- Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- Zoology.
- a corresponding bone in a horse or other hoofed quadruped, extending from the stifle to the hock.
- (in insects) the fourth segment of the leg, between the femur and tarsus.
tibia
/ ˈ³Ùɪ²úɪə /
noun
- Also calledshinbone the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle Compare fibula
- the corresponding bone in other vertebrates
- the fourth segment of an insect's leg, lying between the femur and the tarsus
tibia
/ ³ÙIJú′ŧ-É™ /
- The larger of the two bones of the lower leg or lower portion of the hind leg.
- See more at skeleton
Derived Forms
- ˈ³Ù¾±²ú¾±²¹±ô, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ù¾±²úi·²¹±ô adjective
- post·³Ù¾±²úi·²¹±ô adjective
- pre·³Ù¾±²úi·²¹±ô adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of tibia1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of tibia1
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Example Sentences
Mr McGarry, now 19, sustained a fractured left tibia in the crash, which required surgery.
Lanoë and his colleagues unearthed a tibia, or lower-leg bone, of an adult canine in 2018 at a longstanding archeological site in Alaska called Swan Point, about 70 miles southeast of Fairbanks.
"Under the meat of a drumstick, you'll find two bones -- the tibia, which is long and thick, and the fibula, which is much shorter and thinner," Manafzadeh explained.
He said the 13-week-old had suffered multiple serious injuries including abusive head trauma, retinal haemorrhage, extensive face and neck bruising and a fracture of the tibia.
Sticking out his left leg from the open-door vehicle in an attempt to brace for impact, Foster suffered major fractures of his tibia and fibula.
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