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Definition of 'stress fracture'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. stress fracture
a hairline fracture of a bone, esp. of a foot or leg, caused by repeated or prolonged stress and often occurring in runners, dancers, and soldiers.

Etymology: (1950–55)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) fatigue fracture, stress fracture
fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injury

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