A stress fracture is a slight break in a bone that is usually caused by using a part of your body too much, for example, as a result of exercise or sport.
I had a stress fracture in my left shin.
stress fracture in British English
(strɛs ˈfræktʃə)
noun
1. medicine
a fracture caused by cumulative, repetitive strain and excessive activity
2. technical
similar damage occurring to a non-biological object
This process could have introduced tiny stress fractures.
How do you discover a stress fracture under the surface of the metal?
stress fracture in American English
a fracture near the muscle attachments on the leg bones caused by repetitive stress, as from intensive exercise
Examples of 'stress fracture' in a sentence
stress fracture
In her case there were any number of strains, stress fractures and operations.