shin splint

Noun

 * 1)  A painful inflammation of the muscles in the shins, especially frequent in runners;  a painful condition in the shins.

Usage notes

 * The medical usage is mostly shin splint. The form shinsplints without a space is more common in popular usage, with either singular verb or plural verb.

Translations

 * Dutch: beenvliesontsteking
 * Finnish:
 * Portuguese: canelite, tibialgia, estresse tibial medial
 * Russian: раско́лотая го́лень
 * Spanish: síndrome de estrés medial de la tibia, periostitis