tibial
i noun, plural tib·i·ae 
[tib-ee-ee] , tib·i·as.
[tib-ee-ee] , tib·i·as. 1.
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. See diag. under skeleton.
2.
Zoology.
a.
a corresponding bone in a horse or other hoofed quadruped, extending from the stifle to the hock.
b.
(in insects) the fourth segment of the leg, between the femur and tarsus. See diag. under coxa.
Origin:
1685–95; < Latin tībia literally, reed pipe
1685–95; < Latin tībia literally, reed pipe
Related forms
tib·i·al, adjective
post·tib·i·al, adjective
pre·tib·i·al, adjective
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tibia (ˈtɪbɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl tibiae, tibias | |
| 1. | Compare fibula Also called: shinbone the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle |
| 2. | the corresponding bone in other vertebrates |
| 3. | the fourth segment of an insect's leg, lying between the femur and the tarsus |
| [C16: from Latin: leg, pipe] | |
| 'tibial | |
| —adj | |
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| tibia (ˈtɪbɪə) | |
| —n , pl tibiae, tibias | |
| 1. | Compare fibula Also called: shinbone the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle |
| 2. | the corresponding bone in other vertebrates |
| 3. | the fourth segment of an insect's leg, lying between the femur and the tarsus |
| [C16: from Latin: leg, pipe] | |
| 'tibial | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
tibia
lower leg bone, 1726, from L. 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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Medical Dictionary
tibia tib·i·a (tĭb'ē-ə)
n. pl. tib·i·as or tib·i·ae (-ē-ē')
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. Also called shinbone.
tib'i·al adj.
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Science Dictionary
| tibia (tĭb'ē-ə) Pronunciation Key
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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