fibula Meaning & Definition

  • En [ ˈfɪb.jə.lə]
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Meaning of fibula In English

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Examples of fibula

  • In the bird, the fibula is small and its lower end diminishes to a point. 

  • On the outer side note the tendons of the biceps of the leg, running down to the head of the fibula. 

  • The head of the fibula lies at the outer and back part of the tibia. 

  • The least modified mammals, in fact, have the radius and ulna, the tibia and fibula, distinct and separate. 

  • The left fibula has a large, irregular calcification from the posterior surface of the proximal diaphysis consistent with myositis ossificans.

  • Such fibulae give only a hint as to the normal user.

  • Lateral from the facet, the anterior side flexes slightly laterally for the flat surface that indicates the distal contact with the fibula.

  • Stimulation was applied to the common peroneal nerve at the neck of the fibula and in the popliteal fossa.

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Translations of fibula In Other Languages

  • 中文繁体

    腓骨…

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  • 中文简体

    腓骨…

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  • Español

    peroné, fíbula…

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  • Português

    fíbula, perônio…

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  • Français

    péroné…

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  • Čeština

    kost lýtková (anat.)…

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  • Dansk

    fibula, lægben…

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  • Indonesia

    fibula…

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