tibia

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Figure 8.18 Tibia and Fibula The tibia is the larger, weight-bearing bone located on the medial side of the leg.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Again, editing from the future, I know that Pontius has a broken Tibia.

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2011

But if the Condylus of the Tibia remains in the inside, the Leg turns outward; and if it be in the outside, it turns inward.

From The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method. by Le Clerc, Charles Gabriel

Of the Separation of the Perone from the Tibia Ibid.

From The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method. by Le Clerc, Charles Gabriel

The Tibia, or proper leg bone; behind is a small bone called the fibula—S The Tarsus, or hock, composed of six bones.

From Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. by Allen, Richard L.