TIBIAL
tibial
(adjective) relating to or located near a tibia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
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 tibia the shin bone; also, a pipe or flute, originally made of a bone: cf.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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