Shin-bone
11Shin leaf — Shin Shin, n. [OE. shine, schine, AS. scina; akin to D. scheen, OHG. scina, G. schiene, schienbein, Dan. skinnebeen, Sw. skenben. Cf. {Chine}.] 1. The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone; the lower part of the… …
12Bone, shin — The larger of the two bones in the lower leg (the smaller one being the fibula). The shin bone is anatomically known as the tibia. Tibia is a Latin word meaning both shin bone and flute. It is thought that tibia refers to both the bone and the… …
13bone — отделять от костей investing bone покровная кость lingual bone подьязычная кость shin bone большеберцовая кость to pick a bone обглодать кость trabecular bone губчатая кость …
14shin — 1. noun a) The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank. b) The twenty first letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others) …
15shin — n. & v. n. 1 the front of the leg below the knee. 2 a cut of beef from the lower foreleg. v.tr. & (usu. foll. by up, down) intr. (shinned, shinning) climb quickly by clinging with the arms and legs. Phrases and idioms: shin bone = TIBIA. shin pad …
16Shin splints — or medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) refers to pain along or just behind the shins with sports that apply extreme pressure to the legs, such as gymnastics. Ten to fifteen percent of running injuries are shin splints. Contents 1 Causes 2… …
17Bone — is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. It also serves as a storage area for calcium, playing a large role in calcium balance in the blood. The 206 bones in the body …
18shin — noun VERB + SHIN ▪ kick (sb in/on) ▪ I kicked him hard in the shins to shut him up. ▪ bang, bruise, hit, knock ▪ I banged my shin on a tree stump …
19bone — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ delicate, fine ▪ the delicate bones of her face ▪ healthy, strong ▪ brittle, fragile …
20Shin splint — An inflammatory condition of the front part of the tibia (the big bone in the lower leg) that results from overuse as, for example, from running too much on hard roads or sidewalks. Shin splints are due to injury to the tendon (called the… …
