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tibial

/ˈtɪbi.əl/

tibial adjective: of or pertaining to a tibia or a structure associated with a tibia.

Adjective

tibial (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a tibia or a structure associated with a tibia.
    • tibial plateau
    • Her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) are torn and Vonn has a lateral fracture of the tibial plateau, the upper end of the tibia or shin bone.2013 February 6, Jen Christiensen, “Vonn’s injury ‘career-delayer,’ not ‘career ender’”, in CNN
  2. Of or relating to a pipe or flute.

Noun

tibial (plural tibials)

  1. A tibial bone.

tibial meaning in Tamil

tibial in Tamil

மார்பு நீள நரம்பு

Forms of tibial

pluraltibials

Origin of tibial

From Latin tībiālis, equivalent to tibia + -al.

Words formed from tibial

Phrases with tibial

Questions about tibial

What does tibial mean?
Tibial means of or pertaining to a tibia or a structure associated with a tibia.
What is tibial in Tamil?
Tibial in Tamil is மார்பு நீள நரம்பு. See Tibial meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tibial?
Tibial can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce tibial?
Tibial is pronounced /ˈtɪbi.əl/.

Words near tibial in the dictionary

  1. Tibia Clausa
  2. tibia valga
  3. tibia vara
  4. tibiad
  5. tibiae
  6. tibial
  7. tibial plafond
  8. tibial plafonds
  9. tibiale
  10. tibiales
  11. tibialia

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: tibial (page history and authors); tibial (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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