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tibia


tibia:

see legleg,
one of the paired limbs of an animal used for support of the body and for locomotion. Properly, the human leg is that portion of the extremity between the foot and the thigh. This section of the human leg contains two long bones, the tibia and the fibula.
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Tibia

 

in arthropods, a segment of the leg that is movably joined to the femur (in insects) or the patella (in arachnids) and bears the tarsus on its end. usually segmented.

tibia

[′tib·ē·ə] (anatomy) The larger of the two leg bones, articulating with the femur, fibula, and talus.

tibia

1. the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle 2. the corresponding bone in other vertebrates 3. the fourth segment of an insect's leg, lying between the femur and the tarsus

tibia


tibia

 [tib´e-ah] the inner and larger of the two bones of the lower leg; it articulates with the femur" >femur and head of the fibula" >fibula above and with the talus" >talus below. See appendix 3-3 and see color plates.Tibia. Anterior (A) and posterior (B) views of the right tibia. From Dorland's, 2000.tibia val´ga a bowing of the leg in which the angulation is away from the midline of the body.tibia va´ra medial angulation of the tibia in the metaphyseal region, due to a growth disturbance of the medial aspect of the proximal tibial epiphysis; there are both infantile and adolescent types. Called also Blount's disease.

tib·i·a

, gen. and pl.

tib·i·ae

(tib'ē-ă, tib'ē-ē), [TA] The medial and larger of the two bones of the leg, articulating with the femur, fibula, and talus. Synonym(s): shin bone [L. the large shinbone]

tibia

(tĭb′ē-ə)n. pl. tib·iae (-ē-ē′) or tib·ias 1. a. The inner and larger of the two bones of the lower human leg, extending from the knee to the ankle.b. A corresponding bone in other vertebrates. Also called shinbone.2. The fourth division of an insect's leg, between the femur and the tarsus.
tib′i·al adj.

tib·i·a

, pl. tibiae (tib'ē-ă, -ē) [TA] The medial and larger of the two bones of the leg, articulating with the femur, fibula, and talus.
Synonym(s): shin bone.
[L. the large shinbone]

tibia

The shin bone, the stronger of the two long bones in the lower leg. The front surface of the tibia lies immediately beneath the skin. Its upper end articulates with the femur (thigh bone) to form the knee joint and the lower end forms part of the ankle joint. Its companion bone, the fibula, lies on its outer side and is attached to it by ligaments.

tibia

the anterior of the two long bones articulating in the hind limb, proximally with the femur, and distally with the tarsal bones. see PENTADACTYL LIMB. In humans, the tibia is the shinbone. In insects, it is the fourth segment from the base of the leg.

Tibia

One of the two bones of the lower leg.Mentioned in: Osteomyelitis
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TIBIA


AcronymDefinition
TIBIATechnology Initiative in BiCMOS for Applications (ESPRIT Project 8001)

tibia


  • noun

Synonyms for tibia

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

Synonyms

  • shinbone
  • shin bone
  • shin

Related Words

  • leg
  • leg bone
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