fibula

Noun

Meaning

A brooch, clasp, or buckle.

The outer and usually the smaller of the two bones of the leg, or hind limb, below the knee.

A needle for sewing up wounds.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

calf bone fib dart arrow hasp marrowbone bone button pin grip assertion hook grasp clutch snap
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Antonyms

release repulse fight combat dispute counter
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Hypernyms

leg bone

Related terms

fibularis

Phrases with the word

fibula's arm counterpart femur fibula ulna syndrome

Derivatives

fibulae

Examples

Alternate scripts Occasionally, Latin has been written in other scripts: * The disputed Praeneste fibula is a 7th-century BC pin with an Old Latin inscription written using the Etruscan script. Source: Internet

All items of the Hiddensee treasure, including a brooch (fibula), a neck ring and 14 pendants are of pure gold and weigh approximately 600 grams altogether. Source: Internet

After my ankle replacement my fibula was subluxed (slightly dislocated) and so I couldn’t bend my ankle well. Source: Internet

Crus fracture A crus fracture, in turn, can involve only the tibia (tibial fracture), only the fibula (fibular fracture) or both. Source: Internet

The bones of the stylopodium (upper arm or thigh bone) and zygopodiums (tibia and fibula) are usually elongated. Source: Internet

Platzer 2004, p 258 Peroneal group: peroneus longus arises on the proximal aspect of the fibula and peroneus brevis below it on the same bone. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

fibster fibu-lar FIBUA fibula's arm counterpart fibulae fibular