【医】 胫骨

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 leg; the shank.
``On his shin.'' --Chaucer.

2. (Railbroad) A fish plate for rails. --Knight.

{Shin bone} (Anat.), the tibia.

{Shin leaf} (Bot.), a perennial ericaceous herb ({Pyrola
elliptica}) with a cluster of radical leaves and a raceme
of greenish white flowers.