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Vocabulary Term Details

Tibia

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibia)

The tibia is the larger and stronger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula), and connects the knee with the ankle bones. The tibia is found next to the fibula on the medial side of the leg. (Wikipedia)

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Limb bones
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This term is used for the following terms: 
Shankbone
Shinbone

Approved Date
03-Apr-2013

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