tibia

tibia
[ˈtɪbɪə]
(pl. tibiae -bɪiː or tibias)
  1. (Anatomy)the inner and typically larger of the two bones between the knee and the ankle (or the equivalent joints in other terrestrial vertebrates), parallel with the fibula
    (剖)胫骨
    ■(Zoology)the tibiotarsus of a bird
    (动)(鸟的)胫跗骨
    ■(Entomology)the fourth segment of the leg of an insect, between the femur and the tarsus
    (昆)胫节(即足的第四节)
派生
tibial
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin, shin bone'
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