Tibial

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:48:43

Tib"i*al (?), a. [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 tibia the shin bone; also, a pipe or flute, originally made of a bone: cf.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.

 

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Tib"i*al, n. Anat.

A tibial bone; a tibiale.

 

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