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tib·i·a    Audio Help   (tĭb'ē-ə)   

n.   pl. tib·i·ae (-ē-ē') or tib·i·as

    1. The inner and larger of the two bones of the lower human leg, extending from the knee to the ankle.

    2. A corresponding bone in other vertebrates. Also called shinbone.

  2. The fourth division of an insect's leg, between the femur and the tarsi.

  3. Music An ancient flute.


[Latin tībia, pipe, shinbone.]
tib'i·al adj.
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