tibia
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
1Other words from tibia
- tib·i·al, adjective
- post·tib·i·al, adjective
- pre·tib·i·al, adjective
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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 PostAn x-ray two hours later confirms my hunch: my tibia (the big bone behind the shin) is snapped clean in two.
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 WhiteOn the tibia of the first pair of legs are two long special sensory hairs set in little pits.
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 KirbyA 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
/ (ˈtɪbɪə) /
Also called: shinbone the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle: Compare fibula
the corresponding bone in other vertebrates
the fourth segment of an insect's leg, lying between the femur and the tarsus
Origin of tibia
1Derived forms of tibia
- tibial, adjective
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Scientific definitions for 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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