tibia

[ tib-ee-uh ]

/ ˈtɪb i ə /

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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.

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Origin of tibia

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

OTHER WORDS FROM tibia

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

Words nearby tibia

Tibetan mastiff, Tibetan spaniel, Tibetan terrier, Tibetic, Tibeto-Burman, tibia, tibiotarsus, Tibullus, Tibur, tic, tical

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How to use tibia in a sentence

He missed almost all of July with a stress reaction in his right tibia, returned for one appearance and was sent down to the Class AAA Rochester Red Wings.
Outside of the ninth inning, Kyle Finnegan doesn’t act like the Nationals’ closer|Jesse Dougherty|September 10, 2021|Washington Post
An x-ray two hours later confirms my hunch: my tibia (the big bone behind the shin) is snapped clean in two.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With a single powerful blow of a starting-bar the Rough Red broke one of the bones of his tibia.
Blazed Trail Stories|Stewart Edward White
On the tibia of the first pair of legs are two long special sensory hairs set in little pits.
Journal of Entomology and Zoology, March 1917|Various

As an adaptation to saltation the tibia would elongate at the expense of the femur and the index would be more than 100.
Speciation in the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii|Henry W. Setzer
In a moth called the ghost (Hepialus Humuli), the posterior tibia of the male is densely bearded, but not of the female.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
A coronet or semicoronet of fixed spines observable at the apex of the posterior Tibia in Fulgora candelaria, &c.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for tibia

tibia

/ (ˈtɪbɪə) /

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 forms of tibia

tibial, adjective

Word Origin for tibia

C16: from Latin: leg, pipe

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Scientific definitions for tibia

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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