tibia
noun
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.
tibiae
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pluralof tibia.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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His meticulously assembled forest of skulls, femurs, tibiae, and fibulae isn’t sacrilege; it’s a memorial.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
V. vulgaris often has black spots on the tibiae, which are wanting in germanica.
From Hormones and Heredity by J. T. Cunningham
The knee-joints approach one another; the femora slope downwards and inwards towards the knee-joints; the tibiae become straight; and the sole of the foot faces almost directly downwards.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various
His mother had had several double pregnancies, and from the length of the respective tibiae one of the fetuses seemed to be of two months' and the other of three months' intrauterine life.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
For a long time the body is repeatedly shaken, but in vain; the tibiae or tarsi, unduly hard, refuse to yield to the patient saw.
From The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
