tibia vs shin

tibia and shin both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tibia	Yes	No	No	No
shin	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, tibia and shin are synonyms defined as:

tibia and shin: the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle

Other synonyms of tibia include shin bone, shinbone.

tibia (noun)	shin (noun)
the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle	the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
	the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
	the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
	a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg

tibia (verb)	shin (verb)
	climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling