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stress fracture
stress frac·ture (plural stress frac·tures)


noun 
Definition:
 
small bone fracture: a small fracture of a bone caused by repeated physical strain, sometimes experienced, e.g. by gymnasts, long-distance runners, or marching soldiers
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