tibia

Definition

The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tībia (“shin bone, leg”).

Example Sentences

• "Her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) are torn and Vonn has a lateral fracture of the tibial plateau, the upper end of the tibia or shin bone."
• "The musician on the left is playing the zampogna, a bagpipe with two chanters and two drones. The zampogna is thought to be the bag-provided descendant of the ancient mouth-blown divergent pipes of the Romans, known as the tibia."