tibia
[tib-ee-uh]
- 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.
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Origin of tibia
First recorded in 1685–95, tibia is from the Latin word tībia literally, reed pipe
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tibia
- Also called: shinbone the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankleCompare fibula
- the corresponding bone in other vertebrates
- the fourth segment of an insect's leg, lying between the femur and the tarsus
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Word Origin
C16: from Latin: leg, pipe
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tibia
n.
lower leg bone, 1726, from Latin tibia "shinbone," also "pipe, flute," in which sense it originally came into English (1540s). Of unknown origin. The Latin plural is tibiæ.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
tibia
(tĭb′ē-ə)- The inner and larger of the two bones of the lower leg, extending from the knee to the ankle, and articulating with the femur, fibula, and talus.shinbone
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tibia
[tĭb′ē-ə]
- The larger of the two bones of the lower leg or lower portion of the hind leg. See more at skeleton.
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