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Meaning of TIBIAL

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 Definition: [adj]  relating to or located near a tibia
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Tib"i*al\, a. [L. tibialis, fr. tibia the shin bone;
    also, a pipe or flute, originally made of a bone: cf. F.
    tibial.]
    1. Of or pertaining to a tibia.
    2. Of or pertaining to a pipe or flute.
    {Tibial spur} (Zo["o]l.), a spine frequently borne on the
       tibia of insects. See Illust. under {Coleoptera}.
    
  2. \Tib"i*al\, n. (Anat.)
    A tibial bone; a tibiale.
    
 

 

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