musculus tibialis mus·cu·lus·tibialis uncommon noun 1. a skeletal muscle arising from the tibia; provides plantar flexion and inversion of the foot Synonymstibialistibialis musclemusculus tibialis Related words Broader terms skeletal muscle Narrower terms tibialis anticustibialis posticus Parts leg WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.