Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

fibula

fibula (fib"u*lȧ) , noun

[Latin, clasp, buckle.]

1.
A brooch, clasp, or buckle.
Mere fibula, without a robe to clasp. — Wordsworth
2.
(Anatomy) The outer and usually the smaller of the two bones of the leg, or hind limb, below the knee.
3.
(Surgery) A needle for sewing up wounds.

Also: Fibula