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- noun plural A painful condition of the shins caused by inflammation of muscles and connective tissue, frequently occurring among runners.
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- noun Plural form of
shin splint . - noun with singular verb Inflammation of muscles around the shins.
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- noun painful inflammation of the muscles around the shins; frequent among runners
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Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Date: circa 1930
: injury to and inflammation of the tibial and toe extensor muscles or their fasciae caused by repeated minimal traumas (as by running)
February 4, 2008