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ˈtɪb i ə; ˈtɪb iˌitib·i·a

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tibia, shinbone, shin bone, shinnoun

    the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle

Wiktionary

  1. tibianoun

    The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee.

  2. tibianoun

    A segment of an insect's leg.

Wikipedia

  1. Tibia

    The tibia (; pl. tibiae or tibias), also known as the shinbone or shankbone, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind and to the outside of the tibia); it connects the knee with the ankle. The tibia is found on the medial side of the leg next to the fibula and closer to the median plane. The tibia is connected to the fibula by the interosseous membrane of leg, forming a type of fibrous joint called a syndesmosis with very little movement. The tibia is named for the flute tibia. It is the second largest bone in the human body, after the femur. The leg bones are the strongest long bones as they support the rest of the body.

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  1. tibia

    The tibia, also known as the shinbone, is the larger and stronger of the two bones in the lower leg of vertebrates (the other being the fibula), connecting the knee with the ankle joints. It is a key bone for standing and physical activity as it bears most of the body's weight.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tibianoun

    the inner, or preaxial, and usually the larger, of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee

  2. Tibianoun

    the fourth joint of the leg of an insect. See Illust. under Coleoptera, and under Hexapoda

  3. Tibianoun

    a musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal

Wikidata

  1. Tibia

    The tibia, shinbone or shankbone, is the larger and stronger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates, and connects the knee with the ankle bones. The tibia is found next to the fibula on the medial side of the leg, closer to center-line. The tibia is connected to the fibula by an interosseous membrane, forming a type of joint called a syndesmosis with very little movement. The tibia is named for the Greek aulos flute, also known as a tibia. It is commonly recognized as the strongest weightbearing bone of the body.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Tibia

    tib′i-a, n. the large shinbone.—adj. Tib′ial, pertaining to the tibia: pertaining to a pipe or flute.—ns. Tibiā′lis, a tibial muscle; Tibī′cen, a flute-player. [L., the shinbone, hence a flute.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Tibia

    The second longest bone of the skeleton. It is located on the medial side of the lower leg, articulating with the FIBULA laterally, the TALUS distally, and the FEMUR proximally.

Editors Contribution

  1. tibia

    A type of bone in the leg of a human being and an animal.

    Human beings and specific animals have a tibia in their body.


    Submitted by MaryC on September 11, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tibia in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tibia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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