Synonyms for tibia

Most common

shin · shinbone

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone.

Related words

Phrases

tibia vara tibia valga

Forms

Plural

tibiae → shins, shinbones…

Example sentences

• shin OK. I'll go to Shin-Osaka station's shinkansen exit.
• shinbone My shinbone hurts. It's probably periostitis.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

shin¹

8 letters

shinbone²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shinbone² = 2 syllables).