Tibial spur (Zoöl.), a spine frequently borne on the tibia of insects.
See Illust. under Coleoptera.
Tib"i*al, n. (Anat.) A tibial bone; a tibiale.
||Tib`i*a"le (?), n.; pl. Tibialia (#). [NL.] (Anat.) The bone or
||cartilage of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia and
||corresponds to a part of the astragalus in man and most mammals.
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Ti*bic"i*nate (?), v. i. [L. tibicinare.] To play on a tibia, or pipe.
[R.]
Tib"i*o- (?). A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection
with, or relation to, the tibia; as, tibiotarsus, tibiofibular.
Tib`i*o*tar"sal (?), a. (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to both to the
tibia and the tarsus; as, the tibiotarsal articulation. (b) Of or
pertaining to the tibiotarsus.
Tib`i*o*tar"sus (?), n.; pl. Tibiotarsi (&?;). (Anat.) The large bone
between the femur and tarsometatarsus in the leg of a bird. It is
formed by the union of the proximal part of the tarsus with the tibia.