Fibula

Introduction: Fibula

Description of Fibula

Fibula: the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Fibula: The bone of the lower leg lateral to and smaller than the tibia. In proportion to its length, it is the most slender of the long bones.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Fibula: The bone of the lower leg lateral to and smaller than the tibia. In proportion to its length, it is the most slender of the long bones.
Source: MeSH 2007

Fibula: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Fibula:

• Fibula pain (5 causes)
• Lateral
• Bones
• Bones disease
• Bones disorder
• Leg
• Leg symptoms (2751 causes)
• Leg disease

Fibula as an Organ

Fibula (organ): The fibula is a long bone that is located in the lower portion...more »

Fibula (organ): The fibula is one of two bones in the lower leg. The fibula is the larger bone that sits behind the smaller

Fibula (organ): See Fibula (organ information).

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Terms associated with Fibula:

Terms Similar to Fibula:

• calf bone

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Fibula

• Leg Bones

Source - MeSH 2007

• leg bone

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Fibula

The following list attempts to classify Fibula into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• leg bone
• long bone,os longum
• bone,os
• connective tissue
• animal tissue
• tissue
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Musculoskeletal System
  • Skeleton
    • Bone and Bones
      • Bones of Lower Extremity
        • Leg Bones
          • Fibula

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• leg bone
• bone and bone
• skeleton
• musculoskeletal system
• Anatomy

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