fibula
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fibula /ˈfɪbjʊlə/
▶noun (pl. fibulae /-liː/ or fibulas)
- 1 Anatomy the outer and usually smaller of the two bones between the knee and the ankle, parallel with the tibia.
- 2 Archaeology a brooch or clasp.
– derivatives
fibular adjective.
fibular adjective.
– origin C16: from L., ‘brooch’, perh. rel. to figere ‘to fix’; the bone is so named because the shape it makes with the tibia resembles a clasp.
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