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Fibula vs Radius - What's the difference?

fibula | radius |

In anatomy terms the difference between fibula and radius

is that fibula is the smaller of the two bones in the lower leg, the calf bone while radius is the long bone in the forearm, on the side of the thumb.

fibula

English

Noun

  • (anatomy) The smaller of the two bones in the lower leg, the calf bone.
  • An ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin.
  • Synonyms

    * calf bone

    Derived terms

    * fibular

    See also

    * peroneal English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    radius

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (anatomy) The long bone in the forearm, on the side of the thumb.
  • (zoology) The lighter bone (or fused portion of bone) in the forelimb of an animal.
  • (entomology) One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the subcosta and the media
  • (geometry) A line segment between any point on the circumference of a circle and its center/centre.
  • (geometry) The length of this line segment.
  • Synonyms

    * (vein of insect wing) R

    See also

    * ulna * semidiameter *