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tibia |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tibia \Tib"i*a\, n.; pl {Tibi[ae]}. [L.] 1. (Anat.) The inner, or preaxial, and usually the larger, of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The fourth joint of the leg of an insect. See Illust. under {Coleoptera}, and under {Hexapoda}. 3. (Antiq.) A musical instrument of the flute kind originally made of the leg bone of an animal. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tibia n : the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle [syn: {shinbone}, {shin}]
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