tibia
tibia
Definition
tibia (tib′ē ə)
noun pl. -·i·ae′-ē ē′ or -·i·as
- the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and the ankle; shinbone
- a corresponding bone in the leg of other vertebrates
- the fourth segment (from the base) of an insect's leg
- an ancient flute, orig. made from an animal's tibia
Etymology: L < ?
tib′·ial adjective
tibia
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- leave: Human bone: left tibia - ( Skeleton 3 ).
- suffer: He suffered a broken tibia and severe soft tissue injuries in the accident and was immediately rushed to hospital by ambulance.
Preposition: with
- loss: Trauma: An alternative method for the treatment of nonunion of the tibia with bone loss Sen et al.
Adjective modifier
- distal: No complications were seen from the donor site or from the osteotomy site on the distal tibia.
- proximal: The growth plate in the proximal tibia was about 3 mm wide.
- fractured: The fractured tibia was temporarily immobilized in a below knee back slab.
- upper: A good amateur cyclist developed a deformity of the left upper tibia due to growth plate damage.
- left: Over the left tibia is an oblong opaque structure which is hard to identify.
- right: In March 2000 he developed pain and swelling over his left thigh and right tibia.
Modifies a noun
- fracture: In acute tibia fracture studies, 4.4 % of patients receiving InductOs developed antibodies vs 0.6 % in the control group.
- vara: It has been postulated that this is due to external rotation of the tibia in full extension causing an apparent tibia vara.
- bone: Massage to the surface of the tibia bone should be avoided as this may increase inflammation Gradual return to running.
Noun used with modifier
- right: Specimen 2 is a distal fragment of an adult right tibia.
- fracture: Fellwalking High Pike Ambleside 3rd September at 17.35 A woman slipped and sustained a fracture tibia and fibula.
- bowing: Clinical picture anterolateral bowing tibia toddler with café au lait spot Discussion on NF1 and management pseudoarthrosis tibia Clinical photograph adolescent pes planus.
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