shinbone
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of shinbone
before 1000; Middle English; Old English scinbān. See shin 1, bone
Example Sentences
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The procedure involved placing new implants at the end of the thighbone and top of the shinbone with the computer's aid to ensure the knee was stable and balanced throughout the range of motion.
From Science Daily
The team searched for lesions, or indicators of stress, on the shinbones of the pandemic victims.
From Science Daily
To gauge the subjects’ physical condition at the time of death, the researchers looked for lesions on the shinbones that can reveal problems such as malnutrition, injury, or illness.
From Science Magazine
Human skull and shinbone fossils found in a Laos cave suggest modern humans arrived in mainland Southeast Asia up to 36,000 years earlier than thought.
From Scientific American
A fractured left shinbone in a World Cup downhill in March 2017 and a partial tear to the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee during training in Chile in 2018.
From New York Times
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