Definitions for tibiaˈtɪb i ə; ˈtɪb iˌi
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
tib•i•aˈtɪb i ə; ˈtɪb iˌi(n.)(pl.)tib•i•ae; tib•i•as.
the inner of the two bones of the leg, extending from the knee to the ankle and articulating with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
Category: Anatomy
a corresponding bone in a horse or other hoofed quadruped, extending from the stifle to the hock.
Category: Zoology
the fourth segment of an insect leg, between the femur and tarsus.
Category: Entomology
Origin of tibia:
1685–95; < L: lit., reed pipe
tib′i•al(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
tibia, shinbone, shin bone, shin(noun)
the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
Wiktionary
tibia(Noun)
The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee.
tibia(Noun)
A segment of an insect's leg.
Webster Dictionary
Tibia(noun)
the inner, or preaxial, and usually the larger, of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee
Tibia(noun)
the fourth joint of the leg of an insect. See Illust. under Coleoptera, and under Hexapoda
Tibia(noun)
a musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal
U.S. National Library of Medicine
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.
Translations for tibia
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- tibiaAfrikaans
- ظُنْبوب: عَظْمَة السّاقArabic
- пищялBulgarian
- tíbiaPortuguese (BR)
- holeňCzech
- das SchienbeinGerman
- skinnebenDanish
- κνήμηGreek
- tibiaSpanish
- sääreluuEstonian
- درشت نیFarsi
- tibiaFinnish
- tibiaFrench
- שוֹקָהHebrew
- अन्तर्जघिका, नलीHindi
- goljenica, cjevanicaCroatian
- sípcsontHungarian
- tibia, tulang keringIndonesian
- sköflungurIcelandic
- tibiaItalian
- 脛骨Japanese
- 경골(脛骨)Korean
- blauzdikaulisLithuanian
- lielais lielakaulsLatvian
- tibiaMalay
- scheenbeenDutch
- skinnebeinNorwegian
- piszczelPolish
- tíbiaPortuguese
- tibieRomanian
- большеберцовая костьRussian
- holeňSlovak
- golenicaSlovenian
- cevanicaSerbian
- skenbenSwedish
- กระดูกหน้าแข้งThai
- kaval/incik kemiğiTurkish
- 脛骨Chinese (Trad.)
- велика гомілкова кісткаUkrainian
- پنڈلي کي ہڈيUrdu
- xương ống chânVietnamese
- 胫骨Chinese (Simp.)
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