lower leg bone, 1726, from Latin tibia "shinbone," also "pipe, flute" (originally one of bone), in which sense it originally came into English (1540s). Of unknown origin. The Latin plural is tibiæ. Related: Tibial.
双语例句
1. the distal end of the tibia
胫骨远端
来自《权威词典》
2. Note that thick, strong angles of tibia are not violated.
注意肥厚 、 结实的胫骨成角部分未受损坏.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Unfortunately she was diagnosed to have osteosarcoma of tibia (lower limb bone cancer) in November last year .
去年十一月她不幸被诊断出患上胫骨肉瘤(下肢骨癌)。
来自辞典例句
4. Fractured tibia about five inches below the patella.