noun
tibia
TIH-bee-uh
noun
1
The shinbone — the larger of the two bones between the knee and ankle.
"He fractured his tibia in the skiing accident."
2
In insects, one of the segments of a leg, between the femur and the foot.
"The beetle's tibia is covered in tiny spines."
How to Use Tibia
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe main shin bone in humans, or the equivalent leg segment in insects.
Common pairings
fracture the tibia
tibia and fibula
Word Forms
tibias plural, tibiae plural
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Etymology
Borrowed directly from Latin tibia, "shin bone."