fibula

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

fibula
    n 1: the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg
         between the knee and ankle [syn: {fibula}, {calf bone}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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