tibia

noun

tib·​ia ˈti-bē-ə How to pronounce tibia (audio)
plural tibiae ˈti-bē-ˌē How to pronounce tibia (audio)
-bē-ˌī
also tibias
1
: the inner and usually larger of the two bones of the vertebrate hind or lower limb between the knee and ankle
2
: the fourth joint of the leg of an insect between the femur and tarsus
tibial adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web One of the dogs, Wildfire, suffered a broken rear tibia, fibula and femur but recovered after multiple surgeries and started this year’s race. Mark Thiessen, ajc, 15 Mar. 2023 Elliott fractured his tibia snowboarding last week. San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2023 Then-redshirt freshman Hanyes King started in the season opener against Kent State and in the following week against Colorado to mixed results, but he was ultimately sidelined with a fractured tibia. Dallas News, 9 Feb. 2022 Those injuries were stabilized with a rod in the tibia. Stefanie Dazio And Doug Ferguson, Chron, 24 Feb. 2021 Lacking the lower third of its left leg, the body's tibia and fibula bones stopped abruptly in a cut much cleaner that what an accident or an animal attack could cause. Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 8 Sep. 2022 As a result of the fall, George broke his tibia, pelvis and chin, shattered his femur, had a concussion and sustained damage to his growth plate, Erin Brewer said. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 16 Nov. 2022 Once there, Wieber sustained a tough stress fracture on her tibia. April Wallace, Arkansas Online, 9 Oct. 2022 In the 2021 accident, Woods suffered fractures to the upper and lower portions of his tibia and fibula bones in his right leg. Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com, 7 June 2022 See More

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Word History

Etymology

Latin

First Known Use

circa 1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tibia was circa 1706

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Cite this Entry

“Tibia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tibia. Accessed 28 Mar. 2023.

Kids Definition

tibia

noun
tib·​ia ˈtib-ē-ə How to pronounce tibia (audio)
plural tibiae -ē-ˌē How to pronounce tibia (audio)
-ē-ˌī
also tibias
1
: the inner and usually larger of the two bones of the vertebrate leg that is located between the knee and the ankle

called also shinbone

2
: the fourth joint of the leg of an insect between the femur and the tarsus
tibial adjective

Medical Definition

tibia

noun
tib·​ia ˈtib-ē-ə How to pronounce tibia (audio)
plural tibiae -ē-ˌē How to pronounce tibia (audio) -ē-ˌī How to pronounce tibia (audio) also tibias
: the inner and usually larger of the two bones of the leg between the knee and ankle that articulates above with the femur and below with the talus

called also shinbone

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