The bone of the lower leg lateral to and smaller than the tibia. In proportion to its length, it is the most slender of the long bones.
    

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The muscles of the lower leg and the sole of the foot, dissected and separated, with the tibia and fibula exposed. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739.

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