Definition of "tibia" []

• The inner and larger of the two bones of the lower human leg, extending from the knee to the ankle. (noun)
• A corresponding bone in other vertebrates. Also called shinbone. (noun)
• The fourth division of an insect's leg, between the femur and the tarsi. (noun)
• Music An ancient flute. (noun)

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• "THE TIBIA belongs to the class of long bones and the fibula is quite rudimentary, being represented by a stylet-shaped bone that lies posterior to, and along the outer border of the tibia."
• ""The tibia is not a weight bearing bone, is it?" asked one scout, whose team should be picking in the middle of the first round."
• "The tibia is shorter, too, than the tibia of the hind leg."