1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. I. 152/1The inferior *tibio⁓fibular articulation.
1870 Rolleston Anim. Life 14The *tibiometatarsal joint.
1803 Barclay NewAnat. Nomencl. 174In describing the direction of the superficial femoral artery,..at first it is rotulo-tibial, then *tibio-popliteal.
1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. I. 151/2The anterior *tibio⁓tarsal ligament arises from this margin.
1872 Coues N.Amer. Birds 69The leg is almost always feathered to or beyond the tibio-tarsal joint.
1883 Martin & Moale Vertebr. Dissect. ii. 124The *tibio-tarsus..consists not only of the tibia, but of the proximal bone of the tarsus, which becomes fused with it at an early period.
ORIGIN: from tibia : see -o- .
tibio-
combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin tibia shinbone — more at siphon
1. : fused tibia and
< tibiotarsus >
2. : tibial and
< tibiocalcaneal >
< tibiofemoral >
1.
< tibiotarsus >
2.
< tibiocalcaneal >
< tibiofemoral >
tibio-
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
Prefix
- tibia