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tibia

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tib·i·a  (tb-)
n. pl. tib·i·ae (--) or tib·i·as
1.
a. The inner and larger of the two bones of the lower human leg, extending from the knee to the ankle.
b. A corresponding bone in other vertebrates. Also called shinbone.
2. The fourth division of an insect's leg, between the femur and the tarsi.
3. Music An ancient flute.

[Latin tbia, pipe, shinbone.]

tibi·al adj.
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tibia

tibia [tib-ee-a, tib-ee-ee]
Noun
pl tibiae tibias the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg below the knee; shinbone [Latin: leg, pipe]
tibial adj

tibia  (tb-)
The larger of the two bones of the lower leg or lower portion of the hind leg. See more at skeleton.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tibiatibia - the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
leg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
leg bone - a bone of the leg
Translations

tibia [ˈtɪbɪa] ntibia
tibia [ˈtɪbɪə] ntibia m
tibia [ˈtɪbɪə] nSchienbein nt
tibia [ˈtɪbɪə] ntibia

tibia
n tibia [ˈtibiə]
the larger of the two bones between the knee and ankle a broken tibia. tibia ظُنْبوب: عَظْمَة السّاق пищял holeň skinneben das Schienbein κνήμη tibia sääreluu درشت نی sääriluu tibia שוֹקָה अन्तर्जघिका, नली goljenica, cjevanica sípcsont tibia, tulang kering sköflungur tibia 脛骨 경골 blauzdikaulis lielais lielakauls tibia scheenbeen skinnebein piszczel tíbia tibie большеберцовая кость holeň golenica cevanica skenben กระดูกหน้าแข้ง kaval/incik kemiği 脛骨 велика гомілкова кістка پنڈلي کي ہڈي xương ống chân 胫骨


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I was once, I remember, called to a patient who had received a violent contusion in his tibia, by which the exterior cutis was lacerated, so that there was a profuse sanguinary discharge; and the interior membranes were so divellicated, that the os or bone very plainly appeared through the aperture of the vulnus or wound.
The left tibia much splintered, as well as all the ribs of the left side.
 
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