fibula

IPA: fˈɪbjʌɫʌ

An ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin.
(anatomy) The smaller of the two bones in the lower leg.

Examples of "fibula" in Sentences

Tyson Thompson, recovered from a fractured fibula, is a legit No. 3.
He had a broken right shin and a broken right fibula, which is the bone beside the shin.
The fibula is the smaller of the two bones and apparently means he's likely to miss 6-8 ...
The only subcutaneous parts of the fibula are the head, the lower part of the body, and the lateral malleolus.
My thoughts are with him and his family. 12 weeks sounds like he only broke the fibula, which is the small skinny bone in the leg.
Like the tibia they had found the previous season, the fibula was a slender, short bone, and Louis surmised that the leg did not belong to Zinj after all, but to his consort.
In the latter also the fibula, which is anchylosed to the end of the tibia, articulates with the calcaneum or heel-bone, which is not the case with the simple-toothed rodents.
The small bone on the outside of the knee, known as the fibula, is not involved in weight bearing nor is actually part of the knee joint, serving only as an attachment area for the muscles controlling the ankle, foot and toes.