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shin splints

shin splints noun: inflammation of muscles around the shins. Also the plural of shin splint.

Noun

shin splints

  1. Inflammation of muscles around the shins.

Also used as

shin splints is also the plural of shin splint.

Questions about shin splints

What does shin splints mean?
Shin splints means inflammation of muscles around the shins.
What part of speech is shin splints?
Shin splints is a noun.

Words near shin splints in the dictionary

  1. shin hanga
  2. shin out
  3. shin pad
  4. shin pads
  5. shin splint
  6. shin splints
  7. shin-kicking
  8. Shin-shu
  9. Shina
  10. Shinagawa
  11. shinai

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