stress fracture

noun

: a usually hairline fracture of a bone that has been subjected to repeated stress

Examples of stress fracture in a Sentence

The gymnast developed a stress fracture in her ankle.
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Robinson, who underwent a second procedure to repair a stress fracture in his left ankle, hasn’t played since the Knicks’ second-round playoff opener on May 6. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2025 Adam was a familiar face for at least the front office and bullpen coach Ben Fritz, who was a rehab coach in Peoria when Adam arrived on a minor league deal in 2017 while trying to recover from four surgeries following a stress fracture in his elbow. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025 Canadian Andreescu also beat Williams to win the 2019 edition, and has been on the comeback trail alongside Osaka this year, with the former returning from the birth of her daughter in January and the latter returning from a stress fracture in her back. James Hansen, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024 Mitchell Robinson was already expected to be out until around February recovering from his second procedure to repair a stress fracture in his left ankle. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for stress fracture 

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stress fracture was in 1943

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“Stress fracture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stress%20fracture. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

Medical Definition

stress fracture

noun
: a usually hairline fracture of a bone (as of the foot or lower leg) that has been subjected to repeated stress
occurrence of stress fractures among joggers

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