Terminology Service for NFDI4Health

tibia

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The major preaxial endochondral bone in the posterior zeugopod[Phenoscape]. [ ]

Term info

Label

tibia

Synonyms
  • shankbone
  • shinbone
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim

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external definition

One of the two long bones of endochondral origin of the hind-epipodium; it is a straight, simple bone whose section is more or less rectangular at the ends and circular at its central portion.[AAO]

id

UBERON:0000979