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Webster 1913 Edition

Fibula

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fib′u-la

(fĭb′ū̍-lȧ)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
fibulæ
(#)
.
[L., clasp, buckle.]
1.
A brooch, clasp, or buckle.
Mere
fibulæ
, without a robe to clasp.
Wordsworth.
2.
(Anat.)
The outer and usually the smaller of the two bones of the leg, or hind limb, below the knee.
3.
(Surg.)
A needle for sewing up wounds.

Webster 1828 Edition

Fibula

FIB'ULA

,
Noun.
[L.]
1.
The outer and lesser bone of the leg, much smaller than the tibia.
2.
A clasp or buckle.

Definition 2024

fíbula

fíbula

See also: fibula and fibulă

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Noun

fíbula f ‎(plural fíbules)

  1. (anatomy) fibula

Synonyms

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fībula ‎(“buckle”). Compare the inherited doublet fivela.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfi.bu.la/

Noun

fíbula f (plural fíbulas)

  1. (anatomy) fibula

Synonyms

Hypernyms

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fībula ‎(“buckle”). Compare the inherited doublet hebilla.

Noun

fíbula f ‎(plural fíbulas)

  1. fibula (ancient kind of brooch)
  2. (uncommon) fibula (bone)
  3. (mycology) clamp connection

Synonyms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fībula ‎(“buckle”).

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