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What is a tibia?

What is a tibia? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (anatomy) The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone
  2. (entomology) The second segment from the end of an insect's leg, between the femur and tarsus.
  3. (arachnology) 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 A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.
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In addition to the pretarsus, tarsus, tibia and femur, insects have two proximal segments not shown in the figure.
The tibia is slender but not sinuous, and the fibula lacks a proximal rugosity, both characteristics of Stagonolepis.
The medullar canal was reamed, and an aluminum connecting piece was attached to the top of the tibia with screws and an epoxy resin.
This section passes just below the articular surface of the tibia and slightly above the tibiofibular articulation.
It is believed that this articulation permitted a sliding movement of the tibia on the astragalus.
The ankle joint is formed by the articulation of the talus with the tibia and fibula.

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