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fib·u·la
(fĭb′yə-lə)n. pl. fib·u·lae (-lē′) or fib·u·las
1.
a. The outer and narrower of two bones of the human lower leg, extending from the knee to the ankle.
b. The corresponding bone in the leg or hind limb of other vertebrates.
2. An often ornamented clasp or brooch used in ancient Greece and Rome to fasten clothes.
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fibula
(ˈfɪbjʊlə)n, pl -lae (-ˌliː) or -las
1. (Anatomy) the outer and thinner of the two bones between the knee and ankle of the human leg. Compare tibia
2. (Zoology) the corresponding bone in other vertebrates
3. (Archaeology) a metal brooch resembling a safety pin, often highly decorated, common in Europe after 1300 bc
[C17: from Latin: clasp, probably from fīgere to fasten]
ˈfibular adj
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fib•u•la
(ˈfɪb yə lə)n., pl. -lae (-ˌli) -las.
1. the outer and thinner of the two bones extending from the knee to the ankle in primates.
2. a corresponding bone of the leg or hind leg of other vertebrates, often rudimentary or ankylosed with the tibia.
3. a clasp or brooch, often ornamented, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans.
[1665–75; < New Latin; Latin fībula bolt, pin, clasp]
fib′u•lar, adj.
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fib·u·la
(fĭb′yə-lə) The smaller of the two bones of the lower leg or lower portion of the hind leg. See more at skeleton.
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fibula
The long, slim bone at the outer side of the leg. See tibia.
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| Noun | 1. |  fibula - the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankleleg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle leg bone - a bone of the leg |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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fibula
n → Wadenbein nt
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fib·u·la
a. peroné, el hueso más externo y más delgado de la pierna.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
fibula
n peroné m, fíbulaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.