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shin splints - 3 dictionary results

shin splints

–noun (used with a plural verb) Pathology.
a painful condition of the front lower leg, associated with tendinitis, stress fractures, or muscle strain, often occurring as a result of running or other strenuous athletic activity, esp. on a nonresilient surface.

Origin:
1940–45
shin splints also shin·splints   (shĭn'splĭnts')
pl.n.   (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
Any of various painful conditions of the shins caused by inflammation of the surrounding muscles, frequently occurring among runners.

shin splints or shinsplints
n.
A painful condition of the shins caused by inflammation of the surrounding muscles, frequently occurring among runners.

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