Medical Terminology / Unit 6 MedTerm 0343 short lesson, about 20 seconds
tibi/o: Tibia
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The idea
The combining form tibi slash o names the tibia, the larger bone of the lower leg.
In practice
The tibia is the shin bone, medial in the lower leg.
Where people slip
The tibia is medial. The other bone of the lower leg is lateral.
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