calf bone


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Noun1.calf bone - the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and anklecalf bone - the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
fibula
leg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
leg bone - a bone of the leg
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