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fibula Definition


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fibula
noun fibulae, fibulas
    1. In the human skeleton: the outer and narrower of the two bones in the lower leg, between the knee and the ankle. Compare tibia.
    2. The corresponding bone in the hind limb of four-limbed vertebrates.
    3. A brooch in the shape of a safety pin.
Derivative: fibular
adj
    Etymology: 16c: Latin, meaning ‘brooch'.



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