Fibula

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  fibula \fib"u*la\ (f[i^]b"[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. {fibul[ae]}. [L.,
     clasp, buckle.]
     1. A brooch, clasp, or buckle.
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              Mere fibul[ae], without a robe to clasp.


                                                    --Wordsworth.
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     2. (Anat.) The outer and usually the smaller of the two bones
        of the leg, or hind limb, below the knee.
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     3. (Surg.) A needle for sewing up wounds.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fibula
       n : the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg
           between the knee and ankle [syn: {calf bone}]
       [also: {fibulae} (pl)]