tibian
Tibian is an anatomical term that historically relates to the tibia, the large weight-bearing bone of the lower leg commonly known as the shinbone. In contemporary medical and anatomical writing, the standard adjective used to describe features of the tibia is tibial, as in tibial shaft, tibial plateau, or tibial fracture.
The form tibian derives from the same Latin root, tibia, but tibian is now rarely used in
Usage and prevalence: In current medical discourse, tibial is the accepted adjective for anything pertaining to
Related terms include tibia (the bone itself), tibial (the modern adjective), tibial nerve, and tibial plateau.