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Fibula

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The outer and narrower of two bones of the human lower leg, extending from the knee to the ankle.

n. The corresponding bone in the hind leg of an animal.

n. An often ornamented clasp or brooch used in ancient Greece and Rome to fasten clothing.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The smaller of the two bones in the lower leg, the calf bone.

n. An ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A brooch, clasp, or buckle.

n. The outer and usually the smaller of the two bones of the leg, or hind limb, below the knee.

n. A needle for sewing up wounds.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. In archaeology, a clasp or brooch, usually more or less ornamented. Objects of this kind are found among the earliest metallic remains of antiquity.

n. In surgery, a needle for sewing up wounds.

n. In anatomy, the outer one of two bones which in most vertebrates (above fishes) extend from the knee to the ankle: so called because in man the bone is very slender, like a clasp or splint applied alongside the tibia.

n. In masonry, an iron crank used to fasten stones together.

n. In zoology: A genus of echinoderms.

n. A genus of mollusks.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle

Word Usage

"Tyson Thompson, recovered from a fractured fibula, is a legit No. 3."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

leg bone

Variant

fibulae

Form

fibular

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

tibia ulna patella clavicle humerus