tibial meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

tibial

adj

/ˈtɪbi.əl/

Etymology From Latin tībiālis, equivalent to tibia + -al.

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Of or pertaining to a tibia or a structure associated with a tibia.

tibial plateau
Her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) are torn and Vonn has a lateral fracture of the tibial plateau, the upper end of the tibia or shin bone.2013 February 6, Jen Christiensen, “Vonn’s injury ‘career-delayer,’ not ‘career ender’”, in CNN:

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Of or relating to a pipe or flute.

Derived terms: astragalotibial, basitibial, calcaneotibial, fabellotibial, femorotibial, iliotibial, intratibial, ischiotibial, meniscotibial, mesotibial, metatibial, midtibial, posttibial, pretibial, protibial, pubotibial, talotibial, tarsotibial, tibial plafond, transtibial
Related terms: tibia

noun

Etymology From Latin tībiālis, equivalent to tibia + -al.

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences A tibial bone.