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shin splints

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shin splints also shin·splints (shnsplnts)
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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Noun1.shin splints - painful inflammation of the muscles around the shinsshin splints - painful inflammation of the muscles around the shins; frequent among runners
inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
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