TIBIAL

tibial

(adjective) relating to or located near a tibia

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

tibial (not comparable)

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to a tibia or a structure associated with a tibia.

(music) Of or relating to a pipe or flute.

Noun

tibial (plural tibials)

(anatomy) A tibial bone.

Source: Wiktionary

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Tib"i*al, a. Etym: [L. tibialis, fr. tibia the shin bone; also, a pipe or flute, originally made of a bone: cf. F. tibial.]

1. Of or pertaining to a tibia.

2. Of or pertaining to a pipe or flute. Tibial spur (Zoöl.), a spine frequently borne on the tibia of insects. See Illust. under Coleoptera.

Tib"i*al, n. (Anat.)

Definition: A tibial bone; a tibiale.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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