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Webster 1913 Edition
Fibula
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fib′u-la
(fĭb′ū̍-lȧ)
, Noun.
pl.
fibulæ
(#)
. [L., clasp, buckle.]
1.
A brooch, clasp, or buckle.
Mere
fibulæ
, without a robe to clasp. Wordsworth.
2.
(Anat.)
The outer and usually the smaller of the two bones of the leg, or hind limb, below the knee.
3.
(Surg.)
A needle for sewing up wounds.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fibula
FIB'ULA
,Noun.
1.
The outer and lesser bone of the leg, much smaller than the tibia.2.
A clasp or buckle.