Anatomy
tibia Audio
tib·i·a [ tib-ee-uh ]
Subclass of:
Leg Bones
Etymology:
Latin tibia = a flute; from a resemblance in shape
Definitions related to bone structure of tibia:
  • (tibia) The long bone that is medial to the fibula.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (tibia) A bone located between the femur and the tarsus, being part of the lower leg.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (tibia) Long bone, each instance of which articulates with some femur, fibula and talus.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • (tibia) Shin bone; inner and larger bone of the leg below the knee; it articulates with the femur and head of the fibula above and the talus below.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (tibia) The large bone of the calf, or shinbone.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • (tibia) The larger of two bones between the knee and ankle.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (tibia) 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Tibia, inner and larger of the two bones of the lower leg in vertebrates--the other is the fibula. In humans the tibia forms the lower half of the knee joint above and the inner protuberance of the ankle below. The upper part consists of two fairly flat-topped prominences, or condyles, that...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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