Definition of Tibiofibula

1. [n -LAE or -LAS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tibiofibula

tibialis anterior
tibialis anticus
tibialis muscle
tibialis posterior
tibialis posticus
tibias
tibiiform
tibio-
tibio-talar slant
tibiocalcaneal ligament
tibiocalcaneal part of deltoid ligament
tibiocalcanean
tibiofascialis
tibiofemoral
tibiofemoral index
tibiofibula (current term)
tibiofibulae
tibiofibular
tibiofibular articulation
tibiofibular ligament
tibiofibular syndesmosis
tibiofibulas
tibionavicular
tibionavicular ligament
tibionavicular part of deltoid ligament
tibioperoneal
tibioscaphoid
tibiotarsal
tibiotarsi
tibiotarsus

Literary usage of Tibiofibula

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Development of the Chick: An Introduction to Embryology by Frank Rattray Lillie (1908)
"tibiofibula. IS, Palatine. 19, Jugal. 20, Maxilla. 21, Clavicle. ventral extremities corresponding to the anterior end of the defini tive sternum, ..."

2. The Treatment of Fractures by Charles Locke Scudder (1902)
"Palpation close above the anterior articular edge of the tibia and the astragalus reveals tenderness over the ruptured tibiofibula ligament. ..."

3. Practical Zoology by Robert William Hegner (1915)
"Each leg contains a thigh bone or femur, a leg bone or tibiofibula, four small ankle bones, five rows of bones in the digits, and an extra digit bone, ..."

4. Modern surgery, general and operative by John Chalmers Da Costa (1907)
"There are, as in the former case, rupture of the tibiofibula ligament and an oblique fracture of the fibula several inches above the exte nal malleolus. ..."

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