fibula

Etymology
Borrowed from. The bone is so named because the shape it makes with the tibia resembles a clasp, the fibula being the pin.

Noun

 * 1) An ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin.
 * 2)  The smaller of the two bones in the lower leg.
 * 1)  The smaller of the two bones in the lower leg.

Translations

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 * Esperanto: fibolo
 * French:
 * Georgian: მშვილდსაკინძი
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 * Japanese: フィブラ
 * Korean: 피불라
 * Portuguese: fíbula
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Etymology
. Doublet of the inherited.

Noun

 * , calf bone

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  clasp, buckle, brooch, pin, latchet, brace
 * 2)  connection, bond, fetter
 * 3) surgical instrument for drawing together the lips of a wound
 * 4) stitching needle drawn through the prepuce
 * 1) stitching needle drawn through the prepuce

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Etymology
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Noun

 * , calf bone