shin splint

See also: shinsplint

English

Alternative forms

shinsplint

Noun

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.

Usage notes

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.

Alternative forms

shinsplint

Synonyms

medial tibial syndrome
medial tibial stress syndrome
stress-related anterior lower leg pain

Translations

painful inflammation of muscles in the shins

Dutch: beenvliesontsteking f
Finnish: penikkatauti (fi)
Portuguese: canelite f, tibialgia f, estresse tibial medial m
Russian: раско́лотая го́лень f (raskólotaja gólenʹ)
Spanish: síndrome de estrés medial de la tibia m, periostitis f

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