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fibula
noun
fib·u·la
ˈfi-byə-lə 
plural fibulae
ˈfi-byə-lē
-lī
or fibulas
1
: the outer and usually smaller of the two bones between the knee and ankle in the hind or lower limbs of vertebrates
2
: a clasp resembling a safety pin used especially by the ancient Greeks and Romans
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Since then, though, he’s only played in eight games — five of which came in 2022 with Seattle, before a broken fibula in Week 5 sullied his stint there.
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
Using the length of the tibia and fibula fossils, the researchers were able to predict the total size of the titanosaur — at just 6 feet tall.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
Using the length of the tibia and fibula fossils, the researchers were able to predict the total size of the titanosaur — at just 6 feet tall.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
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fibula
noun
fib·u·la
ˈfib-yə-lə
plural fibulae
-ˌlē
-ˌlī
or fibulas
: the outer and usually the smaller of the two bones between the knee and ankle of the hind or lower limb
Medical Definition
fibula
noun
fib·u·la
ˈfib-yə-lə
plural fibulae
-lē also -ˌlī
or fibulas
: the outer or postaxial and usually the smaller of the two bones of the hind or lower limb below the knee that is the slenderest bone of the human body in proportion to its length, articulates above with the external tuberosity of the tibia and below with the talus, and has its lower end forming the external malleolus of the ankle
called also calf bone
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