tibia
IPA: tˈɪbiʌ
noun
- (anatomy) The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone
- (entomology) The second segment from the end of an insect's leg, between the femur and tarsus.
- (arachnology) The third segment from the end of an arachnid's leg, between the patella and metatarsus.
- A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.
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Examples of "tibia" in Sentences
- It is also known as tibia vara .
- The femur is long and the tibia is.
- Next is the femur, tibia and tarsus.
- Saber shin is a malformation of the tibia.
- The soleus is superficial middle of the tibia.
- The ears are translucent and the tibia is short.
- The intercondylar eminence is a structure of the tibia.
- It is the fusion of the proximal part of the tarsus with the tibia.
- Saber tibia is a deformation of the tibia as a result of tertiary syphilis.
- The anteroventral bristle of the middle tibia is missing from the distal half.
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