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fibula
noun
fib·u·la
ˈfi-byə-lə 
plural fibulae
ˈfi-byə-lē
-lī
or fibulas
-lī
or fibulas
1
: the outer and usually smaller of the two bones between the knee and ankle in the hind or lower limbs of vertebrates
2
: a clasp resembling a safety pin used especially by the ancient Greeks and Romans
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Unfortunately, during a challenging AEW Continental Classic tournament match against Will Ospreay, Robinson broke his fibula.
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The signal-caller suffered a spiral and compound fracture to his tibia and fibula in his right leg after JJ Watt and Kareem Jackson convened in a sack.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 1 May 2025
Aside from this major milestone, Ovechkin has reached 40 goals in a season for a 14th time in his career, the most in league history, despite sitting out 16 games at the beginning of this season because of a broken left fibula.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 6 Apr. 2025
But disaster struck in November when a broken fibula put him out of the lineup for nearly five weeks.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The signal-caller suffered a spiral and compound fracture to his tibia and fibula in his right leg after JJ Watt and Kareem Jackson convened in a sack.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 1 May 2025
Aside from this major milestone, Ovechkin has reached 40 goals in a season for a 14th time in his career, the most in league history, despite sitting out 16 games at the beginning of this season because of a broken left fibula.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 6 Apr. 2025
But disaster struck in November when a broken fibula put him out of the lineup for nearly five weeks.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Fibula.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fibula. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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fibula
noun
fib·u·la
ˈfib-yə-lə
plural fibulae
-ˌlē
-ˌlī
or fibulas
: the outer and usually the smaller of the two bones between the knee and ankle of the hind or lower limb
Medical Definition
fibula
noun
fib·u·la
ˈfib-yə-lə
plural fibulae
-lē also -ˌlī
or fibulas
: the outer or postaxial and usually the smaller of the two bones of the hind or lower limb below the knee that is the slenderest bone of the human body in proportion to its length, articulates above with the external tuberosity of the tibia and below with the talus, and has its lower end forming the external malleolus of the ankle
called also calf bone
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