shins
Knee-to-ankle fronts
Shins are the front parts of the legs between the knees and ankles, where bone lies close beneath the skin.
The shinbone (tibia) is vulnerable to painful impact: She banged her shins on the coffee table.
To shin up something is to climb it by gripping with arms and legs: He shinned up the drainpipe.
Rigid injury supports
- fractureSplit in hard material
- contusionTissue damage beneath skin
- bruiseDiscolored tissue injury
- scrapeRub harshly against
abrasion · laceration · swelling · stress fracture · hairline crack · bump · welt · black-and-blue
Foot-delivered strike
- bangSudden loud noise
- bumpSlight collision or protrusion
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- knockStrike-produced sound
whack · barked · coffee table · bedframe · furniture · collision · stub · clatter
Persistent dull discomfort
- throbbingRhythmic painful pulsing
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- burningCombustion in progress
- stingingCausing sharp pain
sharp · dull · radiating · tenderness · sensitivity · cramping · tightness · exercise-induced
Field sport with goals
- footballField sport with goals
- runningSwift foot travel
- sprintingMaximum-speed locomotion on foot
- hurdlingJumping obstacles while racing
steeplechase · kickboxing · martial arts · kicking · dribbling · tackling · slide tackle · deadlifts
splints
Rigid injury supports
scrape · abrasion · laceration · swelling · stress fracture · hairline crack · bump · welt · black-and-blue · tenderness
tibia
Main lower leg bone
knee · bone · periosteum · anterior · medial · subcutaneous · marrow
kick
Foot-delivered strike
knock · whack · barked · coffee table · bedframe · furniture · collision · stub · clatter
ache
Persistent dull discomfort
stinging · sharp · dull · radiating · tenderness · sensitivity · cramping · tightness · exercise-induced · overuse
soccer
Field sport with goals
hurdling · steeplechase · kickboxing · martial arts · kicking · dribbling · tackling · slide tackle · deadlifts · box jumps
guards
Protectors or watchmen
padding · shields · sleeves · compression · wraparound · strapped · foam · plastic · kevlar · cricket pads
- shin guardsProtective lower leg coverings
- shin splintsInflammation along the shinbone
- shin padsProtective leg coverings
- shin pain
- The Shins
- shin kickBlow to lower leg
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