fibula
- An ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin.
- The smaller of the two bones in the lower leg.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfɪb.jʊl.ə/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fībula (“buckle, clasp, pin”). The bone is so named because the shape it makes with the tibia resembles a clasp, the fibula being the pin.
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