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单词 fibula
释义 fib·u·la
\ˈfibyələ\ noun
(plural fibu·lae \-ˌlē\ ; or fibulas)
Etymology: Latin, probably from figere, fivere to fasten, pierce — more at dike
1. : a clasp somewhat resembling a safety pin used by the ancient Greeks and Romans
2. [New Latin, from Latin]
 a. : the outer or postaxial and usually the smaller of the two bones of the hind limb below the knee that is rudimentary and often ankylosed with the tibia in most birds and many mammals (as the horse and the ruminants) and in man the slenderest bone of the body in proportion to its length and that articulates above with the external tuberosity of the tibia and below with the talus, its lower end forming the external malleolus of the ankle
 b. : jugum 2
[fibula 1]
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