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Webster 1913 Edition


Tibial

Tib′i-al

,
Adj.
[L.
tibialis
, fr.
tibia
the shin bone; also, a pipe or flute, originally made of a bone: cf. F.
tibial
.]
1.
Of or pertaining to a tibia.
2.
Of or pertaining to a pipe or flute.
Tibial spur
(Zool.)
,
a spine frequently borne on the tibia of insects. See Illust. under
Coleoptera
.

Tib′i-al

,
Noun.
(Anat.)
A tibial bone; a tibiale.

Webster 1828 Edition


Tibial

TIB'IAL

,
Adj.
[L. tibia, a flute, and the large bone of the leg.]
1.
Pertaining to the large bone of the leg; as the tibial artery; tibial nerve.
2.
Pertaining to a pipe or flute.

Definition 2024


tibial

tibial

English

Adjective

tibial (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a tibia or a structure associated with a tibia.
    tibial plateau
  2. Of or relating to a pipe or flute.

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Noun

tibial (plural tibials)

  1. (anatomy) A tibial bone.