tibia
/ˈtɪbɪə/noun
(pl. tibiae /-ɪiː/)
1- Anatomy the inner and typically larger of the two bones between the knee and the ankle (or the equivalent joints in other terrestrial vertebrates), parallel with the fibula【剖】胫骨。
1.1
- Zoology the tibiotarsus of a bird【动】（鸟的）胫跗骨。
1.2
- Entomology the fourth segment of the leg of an insect, between the femur and the tarsus【昆】胫节（即足的第四节）。
派生词
tibial
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Latin， 'shin bone'.