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ITB

ITB is the initialism of Indian Testing Board.

ITB is the initialism of iliotibial band.

ITB is the abbreviation of integrated tug and barge.

ITB is the abbreviation of individual throttle body.

Meaning of iliotibial band

Noun

iliotibial band (plural iliotibial bands)

  1. A group of fibers that run along the outside of the thigh, an extension of the fascia lata.
    • Both conditions are a type of repetitive strain injury from friction at either end of an important structure known as the iliotibial band. Because the common denominator in what causes injury is friction, both conditions are collectively referred to as iliotibial band friction syndrome. Runner's...2004, Stuart C. Apfel, MD, David C Saidoff, PT, The Healthy Body Handbook: A Total Guide to the Prevention and Treatment of Sports Injuries, Demos Medical Publishing, page 139
    Synonyms:
    IT band, ITB, iliotibial tract, Maissiat's band

Forms of ITB

pluralITBs

Questions about ITB

What is ITB the initialism of?
ITB is the initialism of Indian Testing Board.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ITB (page history and authors); iliotibial band (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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