tibia
Collocations
4ADJ.
open
VERB + TIBIA
broke, end
TIBIA + NOUN
fibula, shin
ADV.
also
Definitions
noun
The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone.
Her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) are torn and Vonn has a lateral fracture of the tibial plateau, the upper end of the tibia or shin bone.
The second segment from the end of an insect's leg, between the femur and tarsus.
The third segment from the end of an arachnid's leg, between the patella and metatarsus.
A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.
The musician on the left is playing the zampogna, a bagpipe with two chanters and two drones. The zampogna is thought to be the bag-provided descendant of the ancient mouth-blown divergent pipes of the Romans, known as the tibia.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg betw
- shinbone
- shin
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) are torn and Vonn has a lateral fracture of the tibial plateau, the upper end of the tibia or shin bone.
WiktionaryThe musician on the left is playing the zampogna, a bagpipe with two chanters and two drones. The zampogna is thought to be the bag-provided descendant of the ancient mouth-blown divergent pipes of th
WiktionaryI dislocated my ankle, and I also broke my tibia and fibula bones.
Tatoeba · #4097564He has an open tibia fracture.
Tatoeba · #9711264She has an open tibia fracture.
Tatoeba · #9711266He broke his tibia.
Tatoeba · #12321471