Tibial

noun

1. Of or pertaining to the tibia, shin-bone, or inner bone of the lower leg or crus: as, the <em>tibial</em> crest; <em>tibial</em> muscles; <em>tibial</em> arteries.
2. Of or pertaining to the crus, or lower leg (see <internalXref urlencoded="tibia">tibia</internalXref>, 3): as, <em>tibial</em> feathers; <em>tibial</em> scutella.
3. Of or pertaining to the fourth segment of the leg of an insect: as, <em>tibial</em> hairs.
4. Of or pertaining to the pipe or flute called <internalXref urlencoded="tibia">tibia</internalXref>.
5. The <em>anterior</em> extends along the anterior surface of the interosseous membrane, after passing through the aperture in the upper part of that membrane, as far as the bend of the ankle, where it becomes the dorsal artery of the foot. It supplies the muscles of the anterior part of the leg, and gives off the anterior and posterior tibial recurrent arteries and the malleolar arteries.