fibula
noun
the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg, extending from the knee to the ankle.
fibular
-
a word derived from
fibula.
Example Sentences
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In addition to the previously reported complex tibia fracture, Vonn said Monday that she also fractured her fibular head and tibia plateau on her left leg during the crash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026
“Basically, I had a complex tibia fracture. I also fractured my fibular head, my tibial plateau — just kind of everything was in pieces,” she said.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026
That part of the leg, they say, is where fibular reduction among some dinosaurs tens of millions of years ago helped make it possible for peacocks to strut, penguins to waddle, and turkeys to trot.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2024
"The fractured left fibular requires immediate intervention," it added.
From Reuters ● Feb. 17, 2023
Both fractures are usually oblique—that in the tibia running from above downward, forward, and medially, and it is generally found that the obliquity of the fibular fracture corresponds with that in the tibia.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
