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fibula

fi·bula

UK/ˈfɪb.jʊl.ə/ US/ˈfɪb.jəl.ə/ rare

noun

1.

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

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin fībula (“buckle, clasp, pin”). The bone is so named because the shape it makes with the tibia resembles a clasp, the fibula being the pin.

Phrases

  • femur fibula ulna syndrome

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