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tibia
| tibia valga
| tibia vara
| tibial
| tibial vein
| tibiale
tibia
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun tibia has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
tibia, n. [L.].
- The inner, or preaxial, and usually the larger, of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee. [1913 Webster]
- The fourth joint of the leg of an insect. See Illust. under Coleoptera, and under Hexapoda. [1913 Webster]
- A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tibia, n. (pl. tibiae)
1 Anat. the inner and usu. larger of two bones extending from the knee to the ankle.
2 the tibiotarsus of a bird.
3 the fourth segment of the leg in insects.
1 Anat. the inner and usu. larger of two bones extending from the knee to the ankle.
2 the tibiotarsus of a bird.
3 the fourth segment of the leg in insects.
Derivative
tibial adj.
Etymology
L, = shin-bone
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