shin splint
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See also: shinsplint
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shin splint (plural shin splints)
- (medicine) A painful inflammation of the muscles in the shins, especially frequent in runners; (more loosely) a painful condition in the shins.
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- The medical usage is mostly shin splint. The form shinsplints without a space is more common in popular usage, with either singular verb or plural verb.
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painful inflammation of muscles in the shins
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