[ 'fɪbjʊlə ]
■ noun ( plural ~e -li: or ~s )
1》 Anatomy the outer and usually smaller of the two bones between the knee and the ankle, parallel with the tibia.
2》 Archaeology a brooch or clasp.
Derivatives
~r adjective
Origin
C16: from L., 'brooch', perh. related to figere 'to fix'; the bone is so named because the shape it makes with the tibia resembles a clasp.