shin splints

noun

plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: injury to and inflammation of the tibial and toe extensor muscles or their fasciae caused by repeated minimal traumas (as by running)

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Not with a 5K but with shin splints. Reuven Perlman, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025 That can lead to overuse issues like tennis elbow, rotator cuff tendonitis, and shin splints, to name a few. Erica Sloan, SELF, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shin splints

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First Known Use

circa 1930, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of shin splints was circa 1930

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“Shin splints.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shin%20splints. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

Medical Definition

shin splints

noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: painful injury to and inflammation of the tibial and toe extensor muscles or their fasciae that is caused by repeated minimal traumas (as by running on a hard surface)
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