Fibula

//ˈfɪb.jʊl.ə//

"Fibula" in a Sentence (3 examples)

I dislocated my ankle, and I also broke my tibia and fibula bones.

The crew whispered that the commodore's limp came from a musket ball that shattered his fibula.

Most of the fibulae have a triangular molding above the notch, which probably contained wound wire. The crossbar is decorated either with a flat knob or with a Persian merlon.

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