tibia

Betekenis (Engels)

1. The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone.
2. The second segment from the end of an insect's leg, between the femur and tarsus.
3. The third segment from the end of an arachnid's leg, between the patella and metatarsus.
4. A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.

Concepten

scheenbeen

scheen

tibia

Synoniemen

shinbone

shin

shin bone

shankbone

radius

shank

leg

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patella

phalanges

ribs

scapula

shin-bone

shoulder blade

toes

ulna

wrist

tarsus

limb bones

carpus

calf bone

femur

fibula

humerus

limb

metacarpus

metatarsus

Vertalingen

tibia

tibia

Schienbein

tibia

stinco

tibia

tíbia

Tibia

tíbia

κνήμη

incik kemiği

Fibula

Handgelenk

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈtɪbiə/

Etymologie (Engels)

Borrowed from Latin tībia (“shin bone, leg”).