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Involving the shin
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tibial
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Word definitions for tibial in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tibial \Tib"i*al\, a. [L. tibialis, fr. tibia the shin bone; also, a pipe or flute, originally made of a bone: cf. F. tibial.] Of or pertaining to a tibia. Of or pertaining to a pipe or flute. Tibial spur (Zo["o]l.), a spine frequently borne on the tibia ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. relating to or located near a tibia
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 Of or pertaining to a tibia or a structure associated with a tibia. 2 Of or relating to a pipe or flute. n. (context anatomy English) A tibial bone.
Usage examples of tibial.
Both feet were severed at the ankles, placed just under ragged tibial stumps, like a puzzle in partial reassembly.
He has done several courses in first aid in the field and thinks the bullet must have missed the posterior tibial artery or the Maori lad would have been long dead from loss of blood.
The foot was hanging by the portion of skin corresponding to the posterior quarter of the circumference of the leg, together with the posterior tibial vessels and nerves.