tibia

Example Sentences

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Researchers sampled a tibia, or shin bone, which is not commonly used for ancient DNA studies.

From Science Daily

His meticulously assembled forest of skulls, femurs, tibiae, and fibulae isn’t sacrilege; it’s a memorial.

From Salon

She said that, because of the rampant theft of some of the femurs, tibias and skulls in the past, the bones were now cemented together.

From Barron's

Lucy Bronze played through the pain of a fractured tibia as she won Euro 2025, on the back of clinching the Women's Super League, FA Cup and League Cup.

From BBC

It fell on her, breaking her tibia and fibula – bones in her lower leg.

From BBC