fibula

FREQ #42783

n. 腓骨, 搭扣, 扣针 [医] 腓骨

发音

UK /ˈfɪb.jʊl.ə/
其它
US /ˈfɪb.jəl.ə/

词形变化

fibulae 复数 fibulae fibulæ fibulas fibulas 复数 fibulæ 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin.

    胸针

  2. 2.

    The smaller of the two bones in the lower leg.

    医学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

calf bone

上位词 1

legbone

整体词 1

leg

相关短语

femur fibula ulna syndrome

词源

Borrowed from Latin fībula (“buckle, clasp, pin”). The bone is so named because the shape it makes with the tibia resembles a clasp, the fibula being the pin.

来源：wiktionary