Word of the Day
Tibia (TIB-ee-uh)
Common clues: Leg bone; Shin bone
Definition: the inner and usually larger of the two bones in the lower leg from the knee to the ankle, parallel with the fibula.
Bones
of the right leg. Anterior surface.
"Often, our vision of the growth of children is that it's continuous growth, especially if we just look at annual growth measurements, or the growth charts developed by health agencies, such as the Centers for Disease Control," says Norman Wilsman, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Veterinary Medicine and the senior author of the study.
By surgically implanting tiny sensors in the tibias of lambs, the researchers obtained continuous telemetric measurements that showed at least 90 percent of their bone growth occurred when the animals were sleeping or otherwise at rest.
[Source: http://health.dailynewscentral.net/content/view/000342/52/]
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