tibia

 
Pronunciation: /ˈtɪbɪə/

noun (plural tibiae /-bɪiː/ or tibias)

Anatomy
  • the inner and typically larger of the two bones between the knee and the ankle (or the equivalent joints in other terrestrial vertebrates), parallel with the fibula.
  • Zoology the tibiotarsus of a bird.
  • Entomology the fourth segment of the leg of an insect, between the femur and the tarsus.

Derivatives

tibial

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin, 'shin bone'