Fibula

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The outer and narrower of two bones of the human lower leg, extending from the knee to the ankle.
  • noun. The corresponding bone in the leg or hind limb of other vertebrates.
  • noun. An often ornamented clasp or brooch used in ancient Greece and Rome to fasten clothes.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In archaeology, a clasp or brooch, usually more or less ornamented. Objects of this kind are found among the earliest metallic remains of antiquity.
  • noun. In surgery, a needle for sewing up wounds.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. In masonry, an iron crank used to fasten stones together.
  • noun. In zoology: A genus of echinoderms.
  • noun. A genus of mollusks.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A brooch, clasp, or buckle.
  • noun. The outer and usually the smaller of the two bones of the leg, or hind limb, below the knee.
  • noun. A needle for sewing up wounds.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The smaller of the two bones in the lower leg, the calf bone.
  • noun. An ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. 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."
    Form
    fibular  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    leg bone  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    variant
    fibulae