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Stress Fracture

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Noun

1. fatigue fracture, stress fracture

fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injury

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Stress Fracture

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noun
1. medicine
a fracture caused by cumulative, repetitive strain and excessive activity
2. technical
similar damage occurring to a non-biological object
This process could have introduced tiny stress fractures.
How do you discover a stress fracture under the surface of the metal?

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Stress Fracture

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a fracture near the muscle attachments on the leg bones caused by repetitive stress, as from intensive exercise

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Stress Fracture

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n.
A fracture of bone caused by repeated application of a heavy load, such as the constant pounding on a surface by runners, gymnasts, and dancers.

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