fibula
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fib·u·la /ˈfɪbjələ/ noun [countable] medical HBHthe outer bone of the two bones in your leg below your knee 腓骨 →5 see picture at 见图 skeleton
Examples from the Corpus
fibula• Now he is facing his toughest fight yet - back to fitness after suffering a fractured fibula and damaged ankle ligaments.• Blood had congealed thickly on the end of the smashed fibula.Origin fibula (1500-1600) Latin “piece of jewelry for fastening clothes” (because of the shape of the two bones)fib·u·la nounChineseSyllable
in the Corpus your bones bone two of the outer
fibula
fib‧u‧la /ˈfɪbjələ, ˈfɪbjʊlə/
noun [countable] medical
fib‧u‧la /ˈfɪbjələ, ˈfɪbjʊlə/
noun [countable] medical Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: 'piece of jewelry for fastening clothes' (because of the shape of the two bones)
the outer bone of the two bones in your leg below your knee
Language: Latin
Origin: 'piece of jewelry for fastening clothes' (because of the shape of the two bones)
