1
: the inner and usually larger of the two bones of the vertebrate hind or lower limb between the knee and ankle
2
: the fourth joint of the leg of an insect between the femur and tarsus
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On his desk sat a file on the death of a man, reported missing in 1986, whose DNA was recently matched to a tibia bone found in 2009.
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Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
Lions coach Dan Campbell said Hutchinson underwent immediate surgery at a Dallas-area hospital for a fractured tibia.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
Hutchinson had to be carted off and head coach Dan Campbell confirmed after the game that the 24-year-old had suffered a broken tibia.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
Albertus was sidelined with a stress fracture in his left tibia at the time of the trade.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
Lions coach Dan Campbell said Hutchinson underwent immediate surgery at a Dallas-area hospital for a fractured tibia.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
Hutchinson had to be carted off and head coach Dan Campbell confirmed after the game that the 24-year-old had suffered a broken tibia.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
Albertus was sidelined with a stress fracture in his left tibia at the time of the trade.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Tibia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tibia. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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