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shin splint

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A painful inflammation of the muscles in the shins, especially frequent in runners; (more loosely) a painful condition in the shins.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

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9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: beenvliesontsteking — painful inflammation of muscles in the shins
  • Finnish: penikkatauti — painful inflammation of muscles in the shins
  • Indonesian: bidai tulang kering — painful inflammation of muscles in the shins
  • Portuguese: canelite — painful inflammation of muscles in the shins
  • Portuguese: tibialgia — painful inflammation of muscles in the shins
  • Portuguese: estresse tibial medial — painful inflammation of muscles in the shins
  • Russian: раско́лотая го́лень (raskólotaja gólenʹ) — painful inflammation of muscles in the shins
  • Spanish: síndrome de estrés medial de la tibia — painful inflammation of muscles in the shins
  • Spanish: periostitis — painful inflammation of muscles in the shins