tibialis ti·bia·lis uncommon noun 1. a skeletal muscle arising from the tibia; provides plantar flexion and inversion of the foot Synonymstibialis musclemusculus tibialis Related words Word family tibialis anticustibialis anteriortibialis muscletibialis posteriortibialis posticus 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.