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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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Worth a second look? Bryce Hall, CB: The free-agent pickup from the Jets was supposed to be the third defensive back but dislocated his ankle and fractured a fibula in the opener against Washington.
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Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2025
All three have played meaningful snaps, with Molden emerging as a starter in a breakout season before fracturing a fibula in Week 17.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
That’s needed now more than ever for Detroit with Jaden Ivey sidelined for at least the next month with a broken left fibula.
—Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Then in Week 2, running back Isiah Pacheco suffered a fractured fibula in the clash with the Bengals.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
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Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2025
All three have played meaningful snaps, with Molden emerging as a starter in a breakout season before fracturing a fibula in Week 17.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
That’s needed now more than ever for Detroit with Jaden Ivey sidelined for at least the next month with a broken left fibula.
—Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Then in Week 2, running back Isiah Pacheco suffered a fractured fibula in the clash with the Bengals.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Fibula.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fibula. Accessed 24 Jan. 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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