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calf bone
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  calf bone - the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and anklefibulaleg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankleleg bone - a bone of the leg |
TranslationsEncyclopediaSeefibulacalf bone
fib·u·la (fib'yū-lă), [TA] The lateral and smaller of the two bones of the leg; does not bear weight and articulates with the tibia above and the tibia and talus below. Synonym(s): calf bone, calf-bone (1) , perone, peroneal bone [L. fibula (contr. fr. figibula), that which fastens, a clasp, buckle, fr. figo, to fix, fasten] fib·u·la, pl. fibulae, pl. fibulas (fib'yū-lă, -lē, -lăz) [TA] The lateral and smaller of the two bones of the leg; it does not bear weight and articulates with the tibia above and the tibia and talus below.
Synonym(s): calf bone. [L. fibula (contr. fr. figibula), that which fastens, a clasp, buckle, fr. figo, to fix, fasten]calf bone
Related to calf bone: tibiaSynonyms for calf bonenoun the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankleSynonymsRelated Words |