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, or a general term for a painful condition in the shins.

Usage notes

Medical usage is mostly as above.
Less prevalent medical usage and most popular usage is of shinsplints, with either singular verb or plural verb.

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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