stress fracture

American  

noun

Pathology.

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

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stress fracture Scientific  

1. See under fracture

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Example Sentences

Yet Mitro heard from more than a hundred Runna users last year who ended up with stress fractures, foot or ankle injuries and knee pain.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Somerset couple set off in October last year, but after a stress fracture for Langley-Wathen, they were forced to stop after covering just 60 miles.

From BBC

For years, Lucy Charles-Barclay had been dealing with stress fractures, joint pain and low energy - with no explanation for the symptoms.

From BBC

Reports of fitness doubts first appeared in September, with Cummins then ruled out of the white-ball series against New Zealand and India with a lumbar stress fracture.

From BBC

Between Test appearances, Archer had multiple surgeries on a stress fracture to his elbow and also had to overcome a stress fracture in his back.

From BBC