repetitive stress injury

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An injury, usually musculoskeletal in nature, that results from continual repetitive motion. There is continued debate about the extent of some of these injuries, exemplified by the continually evolving standards that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has set for their prevention. (See carpal tunnel syndrome.)

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How to use repetitive stress injury in a sentence

Obsessive exercising and inadequate nutrition can, over time, put people at high risk for overuse injuries like stress fractures.
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Yes, cops are under stress and tension (though their jobs are far less dangerous than normally supposed).
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Nor do these studies address the structural and systematic issues that contribute to obesity, such as poverty and stress.
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It was like a constant assault, an almost stupefying catalogue of mindless racial insult and injury.
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It also means not having to stress about cleaning out your DVR.
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It was in the reading-room at the time of the fire, but fortunately escaped injury.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
The law only gave you the right to proceed against him to recover money damages for the legal injury.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
He is shining black, and as he tosses his head one can see the wicked horns, capable of doing such terrible injury.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
When the sailors are employed in shifting the sails, great care must be taken to avoid injury by the falling of any of the ropes.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
An automobilist must exercise reasonable or ordinary care to avoid injury to other persons using the highway.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles