What does the word tibia mean?
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The second longest bone of the skeleton. It is located on the medial side of the lower leg, articulating with the FIBULA laterally, the TALUS distally, and the FEMUR proximally.
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[ Latin] The larger of the two bones of the leg; articulating at the knee with the femur, and at the ankle with the astragalus; the shin-bone.
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Usage examples for tibia
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The varieties of dislocation are named in terms of the direction in which the tibia passes: forward, backward, medial, and lateral. – Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson
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" Descende ceolo, et dic age tibia," said Kenelm. – Kenelm Chillingly, Complete by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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