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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fibula \Fib"u*la\, n.; pl {Fibul[AE]}. [L., clasp, buckle.] 1. A brooch, clasp, or buckle. Mere fibul[ae], without a robe to clasp. --Wordsworth. 2. (Anat.) The outer and usually the smaller of the two bones of the leg, or hind limb, below the knee. 3. (Surg.) A needle for sewing up wounds. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fibula n : the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle [syn: {calf bone}]
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