Shinbone Definition

zhinbōn
noun

Tibia.

Webster's New World

(anatomy) The tibia.

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Noun

Singular:
shinbone
Plural:
shinbones

Origin of Shinbone

  • From Middle English schinboon, schineboon, from Old English scinbān (“shin, shinbone"), equivalent to shin +"Ž bone. Cognate with Dutch scheenbeen (“shinbone"), German Schienbein (“shinbone"), Danish skinneben (“shin, shinbone"), Swedish skenben (“shinbone").

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Shinbone Sentence Examples

  • Repeated jarring of the shinbone, also called the tibia, results in this painful condition.

  • If an individual has increased pain when the tuning fork is placed on a bone, such as the tibia or shinbone, the likelihood of a stress fracture is high.

  • Tape vertically from just below the knee to ankle on either side of your shinbone.

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