Associations to the word «Tibia»

Wiktionary

TIBIA, noun. (anatomy) The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone
TIBIA, noun. (zoology) A segment of an insect's leg.
TIBIA, noun. A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.
TIBIA VARA, noun. Blount's disease

Dictionary definition

TIBIA, noun. The inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle.

Wise words

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