tibia

[tib-ee-uh]

noun, plural tib·i·ae [tib-ee-ee] /ˈtɪb iˌi/, tib·i·as.

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.

Origin of tibia

First recorded in 1685–95, tibia is from the Latin word tībia literally, reed pipe

Related formstib·i·al, adjectivepost·tib·i·al, adjectivepre·tib·i·al, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for pretibial

tibia

noun plural tibiae (ˈtɪbɪˌiː) or tibias

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

Derived Formstibial, adjective

Word Origin for tibia

C16: from Latin: leg, pipe

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Word Origin and History for pretibial

tibia

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.

pretibial in Medicine

tibia

[tĭb′ē-ə]

n. pl. tib•i•as

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

Related formstib′i•al adj.

pretibial in Science

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.