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shin·splints (-splints′)

plural noun

painful strain of extensor muscles in the lower leg, typically caused by excessive running on a hard surface

Etymology: < shin & splint,

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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