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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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