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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FIBULA

From Latin: clasp, probably from fīgere to fasten.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FIBULA

fibula  [ˈfɪbjʊlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIBULA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fibula is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FIBULA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fibula

Fibula

The fibula or calf bone is a leg bone located on the lateral side of the tibia, with which it is connected above and below. It is the smaller of the two bones, and, in proportion to its length, the slenderest of all the long bones. Its upper extremity is small, placed toward the back of the head of the tibia, below the level of the knee joint, and excluded from the formation of this joint. Its lower extremity inclines a little forward, so as to be on a plane anterior to that of the upper end; it projects below the tibia, and forms the lateral part of the ankle joint.

Definition of fibula in the English dictionary

The definition of fibula in the dictionary is the corresponding bone in other vertebrates. Other definition of fibula is a metal brooch resembling a safety pin, often highly decorated, common in Europe after 1300 bc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIBULA


fabular
ˈfæbjʊlə
fibular
ˈfɪbjʊlə
globular
ˈɡlɒbjʊlə
incunabula
ˌɪnkjʊˈnæbjʊlə
infundibula
ˌɪnfʌnˈdɪbjʊlə
infundibular
ˌɪnfʌnˈdɪbjʊlə
interlobular
ˌɪntəˈlɒbjʊlə
lobular
ˈlɒbjʊlə
mandibular
mænˈdɪbjʊlə
microtubular
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈtjuːbjʊlə
nebula
ˈnɛbjʊlə
nebular
ˈnɛbjʊlə
premandibular
ˌpriːmænˈdɪbjʊlə
submandibular
ˌsʌbmænˈdɪbjʊlə
tabula
ˈtæbjʊlə
tabular
ˈtæbjʊlə
tibiofibula
ˌtɪbɪəʊˈfɪbjʊlə
tubular
ˈtjuːbjʊlə
vestibular
vɛˈstɪbjʊlə
vocabular
vəˈkæbjʊlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIBULA

fibroid
fibroin
Fibrolite
fibroma
fibromata
fibromatous
fibromyalgia
fibronectin
fibrosarcoma
fibrose
fibrosis
fibrositis
fibrotic
fibrous
fibrously
fibrousness
fibrovascular
fibster
fibulae
fibular

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIBULA

Crab Nebula
cunabula
dark nebula
emission nebula
extragalactic nebula
Gum Nebula
Horsehead nebula
Orion Nebula
planetary nebula
Tarantula nebula
tintinnabula

Synonyms and antonyms of fibula in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fibula» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIBULA

Find out the translation of fibula to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fibula from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fibula» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

腓骨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peroné
570 millions of speakers

English

fibula
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fibula
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشظية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

малоберцовой кости
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fíbula
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনুজজ্ঘাসি্থ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fibule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fibula
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fibula
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

腓骨
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비골
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fibula
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xương ống chân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fibula
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कंठी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fibula
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fibula
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

strzałkowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

малогомілкової кістки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

peroneu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περόνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fibula
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vadben
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fibula
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fibula

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIBULA»

The term «fibula» is regularly used and occupies the 68.696 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIBULA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fibula» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fibula» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fibula

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIBULA»

Discover the use of fibula in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fibula and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Atlas of Microvascular Surgery: Anatomy and Operative Techniques
Ad-EI DD, Paizer A, Pidhortz C. Bipedicled vascularized fibula flap for proximal humerus defect in a child. Plast Reconstr Surg 2001: 107: 155 Anthony JP, Rawnsley JD, Benhalm P, et al. Donor leg morbidity and function after fibula free flap ...
Berish Strauch, Han-Liang Yu, 2006
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Functional Fracture Bracing: Tibia, Humerus and Ulna
Since the mechanism of injury often dictates the geometry of the fracture and its initial shortening and displacement, this mechanism must also be carefully considered. A direct blow injury with resulting comminution of the tibia and fibula may ...
Augusto Sarmiento, Loren L. Latta, 1995
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Grabb's Encyclopedia of Flaps: Upper Extremities
The fibula osteocutaneous free flap offers excellent solutions in those cases. It provides both bone and soft tissues simultaneously and can be used in multiple metacarpal defects. Moreover, it also can be used with a flow-through technique to ...
Berish Strauch, Luis O. Vasconez, M.d., Elizabeth J. Hall-Findlay, 2009
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The Ionian Islands in the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age, ...
with two buttons on the two extremities of the arch (Blinkenberg type 1.5, Sapouna-Sakellarakis type 1c).408 The violin bow fibula with a simple leaf- shaped bow is thought to have developed from the simple bow type, but there is no clear ...
Christina Souyoudzoglou-Haywood, 1999
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Ancient Greeks West and East: Edited by Gocha R. Tsetskhladze
The adult was buried with a Greek ivory spectacle fibula and two iron pins, again very ''Greek" in appearance, but the child had two bronze "navicella" fibulae of native type. It is not impossible that. 16 Graves described as those of children in ...
Gocha R. Tsetskhladze, 1999
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Human Anatomy for Artists : The Elements of Form: The ...
The FIBULA is the thin lateral bone of the lower leg. It articulates with the tibia superiorly and inferiorly, as well as with the talus bone of the foot. Its long, straight , very thin shaft (as thin as the little finger) is for the most part deeply buried in ...
Eliot Goldfinger Artist/Anatomist, 1991
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Children’s Orthopaedics and Fractures
(b) Anteroposterior radiograph after correction of length and deformity The general complications of limb reconstruction in congenital deficiencies are set out in Table 24.1 and apply to fibula deficiency. Equinovalgus of the ankle and foot are a ...
Michael Benson, John Fixsen, Malcolm Macnicol, 2010
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Fins into Limbs: Evolution, Development, and Transformation
Figure 15-9 The mammalian tibia and fibula. (A) Left tibia and fibula of a dog ( after H. E. Evans 1993). (B) Left tibia and fibula of a pig. Note the reduced fibula ( after Sisson and Grossman 1938). Figure 15-10 The mammalian pes. (A) Left pes of ...
Brian K. Hall, 2008
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Musculoskeletal Cancer Surgery: Treatment of Sarcomas and ...
INTRODUCTION The fibula is a rare anatomic location for both primary bone sarcomas and metastatic lesions. The proximal fibula is the most common area of the fibula to be involved by tumors; this is followed by the fibular diaphysis and the ...
Martin M. Malawer, Paul H. Sugarbaker, 2001
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Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Surgery
The medial fibula should articulate distally with the talus. If not, a technique appropriate for a diastasis should be chosen (see type II). If the level of the lateral fibula is correct and the lower limb not shortened, then transposition of the medial  ...
S. Robert Rozbruch, Svetlana Ilizarov, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIBULA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fibula is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dave Grohl Gives Leg Update: 'It Could Have Been Worse' | Rolling …
When Dave Grohl looks back at the offstage fall that snapped his fibula and dislocated his ankle, at a Swedish Foo Fighters gig last month, ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
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Hairline fracture to sideline Tiger for three weeks - AFL.com.au
RICHMOND midfielder Shane Edwards will be sidelined for up to three weeks after scans revealed a hairline crack in his right fibula. Edwards ... «AFL.com.au, Jul 15»
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6-year-old with prosthetic legs from Super Bowl ad overcomes …
Braylon was born without his tibia and fibula bones in both legs. He also has syndactylism on his left has hand, which means three fingers are ... «Today.com, Jul 15»
4
Fish Fins Removed from Water Skier's Leg - Valley News Live
"They thought he may have broken his fibula," Julie Schottler said. "Little did we know that the X-Ray would show no broken bones but some ... «Valley News Live, Jul 15»
5
The top 10 A-League player losses | : The World Game
Absolutely devastated to say I've fractured my fibula which will require surgery and will be out for a while. This is only a speed bump and I'll be ... «SBS - The World Game, Jul 15»
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'I heard cracks as I was falling and knew then that there was … - The42
The dual star sustained a broken fibula and significant ligament damage during a challenge game against Clare, meaning he sat out the recent ... «The42, Jul 15»
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TinCaps' VanMeter working back to full health - News-Sentinel.com
... former Norwell High School standout, had his second season in Class A baseball put on hold when he suffered a fractured left fibula in April. «News Sentinel, Jul 15»
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5 biggest changes for JSU in 2015 - The Clarion-Ledger
... hampered the running game and Jarius Moore played, but was still dealing with the after effects of a broken fibula he suffered in the spring. «Jackson Clarion Ledger, Jul 15»
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Melissa Caldwell: Dog incident on Mt. Toby trail leaves hiker injured …
The x-rays revealed a fracture of the fibula. I am now on crutches and using a wheelchair for six to eight weeks. I have two requests. First, leash ... «GazetteNET, Jul 15»
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Taking down the Timbers would be a first for Union - The Reporter
Sebastien Le Toux (knee), Fernando Aristeguieta (ankle/fibula contusion), Conor Casey (quad) and Steven Vitoria (hamstring) all trained fully ... «The Reporter, Jul 15»

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