shinsplints

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noun

A painful inflammation of the calf muscles, common to runners.

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Meanings

noun

alternative shin splints

  1. pluralplural of shinsplint
  2. A painful inflammation of the calf muscles, common to runners.

Origin

shin + splints

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APA

shinsplints. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shinsplints

MLA

“shinsplints.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shinsplints. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shinsplints,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shinsplints.

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