shin splints also shin·splints (sh n splnts )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
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(Medicine / Pathology) (functioning as singular or plural) a painful swelling of the front lower leg, associated with muscle or bone inflammation, and common among athletes and other sportspeople
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| Noun | 1. |  shin splints - painful inflammation of the muscles around the shins; frequent among runnersinflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat |
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