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tib·i·a·lis
n, pl tib*i*a*les : either of two muscles of the calf of the leg: a : a muscle arising chiefly from the lateral condyle and part of the shaft of the tibia, inserting by a long tendon into the first cuneiform and first metatarsal bones, and acting to flex the foot dorsally and to invert it - called also tibialis anterior , ibialis anticus b : a deeply situated muscle that arises from the tibia and fibula, interosseous membrane, and intermuscular septa, that is inserted by a tendon passing under the medial malleolus into the navicular and first cuneiform bones, and that flexes the foot in the direction of the sole and tends to invert it - called also tibialis posterior , ibialis posticus .
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Similar sounding terms: tu·bu·lus
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