fibula

Meaning

1. An ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin.
2. The smaller of the two bones in the lower leg.

Synonyms

calf bone

brooch

femur

humerus

metacarpus

metatarsus

patella

phalanges

radius

safety pin

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scapula

shoulder blade

tibia

toes

ulna

tarsus

limb bones

fibulas

carpus

Translations

péroné

Wadenbein

peroné

perone

fibula

Fibel

fibula

peroné

περόνη

fibula

fibula

fíbula

fibule

perónio

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.