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Definition of Fibula
1. Noun. The outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle.
Definition of Fibula
1. n. A brooch, clasp, or buckle.
Definition of Fibula
1. Noun. (anatomy) The smaller of the two bones in the lower leg, the calf bone. ¹
2. Noun. An ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fibula
1. a bone of the leg [n -LAE or -LAS] : FIBULAR [adj]
Medical Definition of Fibula
1. A long bone in the lower leg that is adjacent to the tibia. The fibula supports approximately 1/6th of the body weight and produces the lateral (outer) prominence of the ankle. (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fibula
Literary usage of Fibula
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"Articulations between the Tibia and fibula. The articulations between the tibia
and fibula are effected by ligaments which connect both extremities, ..."
2. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1915)
"In the case of a fibula-transplant, the osteoid material forms a plug extending
into the medullary cavity of the transplant. The transplant first becomes ..."
3. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical: Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1897)
"Ш. Articulations between the Tibia and fibula. The articulations between the
tibia and fibula are effected by ligaments which connect both extremities, ..."
4. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1863)
"Luxation of the Head of the fibula. By Jos. G. RICHARDSON, MD, Resident Physician
to the Pennsylvania Hospital. THE following example of this accident is ..."
5. A Treatise on Dislocations and Fractures of the Joints by Astley Cooper, Bransby Blake Cooper (1851)
"As there was not the least chance of success in returning the tibia and fibula
within the integuments, in this state, and as the patient was anxious for the ..."
6. Report of the Annual Meeting (1900)
"Another Carthaginian fibula is identical with a Hallstatt type, and is the
prototype of the ' crossbow'form so widely distributed throughout the north, ..."
7. The Arts in Early England by Gerard Baldwin Brown (1915)
"4, IV l, Front view of double-coiled fibula of gold from ... Date about 400 AD
3, v 2, More advanced cruciform fibula, as above. ..."
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