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fibula noun (fibulae or fibulas) 1 in the human skeleton: the outer and narrower of the two bones in the lower leg, between the knee and the ankle. Compare tibia. 2 the corresponding bone in the hind limb of four-limbed vertebrates. 3 a brooch in the shape of a safety pin. fibular adj.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: Latin, meaning 'brooch'.

fibula noun (fibulae or fibulas) 1 in the human skeleton: the outer and narrower of the two bones in the lower leg, between the knee and the ankle. Compare tibia. 2 the corresponding bone in the hind limb of four-limbed vertebrates. 3 a brooch in the shape of a safety pin. fibular adj.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: Latin, meaning 'brooch'.

fibula noun (fibulae or fibulas) 1 in the human skeleton: the outer and narrower of the two bones in the lower leg, between the knee and the ankle. Compare tibia. 2 the corresponding bone in the hind limb of four-limbed vertebrates. 3 a brooch in the shape of a safety pin. fibular adj.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: Latin, meaning 'brooch'.