: a usually hairline fracture of a bone that has been subjected to repeated stress
Example Sentences
The gymnast developed a stress fracture in her ankle.
Recent Examples on the WebRed Sox lefty Chris Sale has a stress fracture in his rib cage and will miss the start of the 2022 season.USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2022 The Indiana Pacers guard has a stress fracture in his back, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Sep. 2021 Williams shares the same quarter as Leylah Fernandez, last year’s runner-up who has been dealing with a stress fracture in her foot. Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 This time on the mend from a stress fracture in his right rib cage, Sale is in a different spot. Greg Levinsky, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2022 Johnson went through a year full of change, having switched teams to Union Athletics Club in Portland and gone through the recovery process following a stress fracture in her hip.oregonlive, 25 June 2022 Bol, a 5-star recruit in the 2018 class, played nine games for Oregon his freshman year before missing the rest of the season with a stress fracture in his left foot that required surgery. Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel, 7 July 2022 Fritz, a thunderous server who also can pound his groundstrokes, upset Nadal to win the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., in March in a match Fritz played with an injured ankle and Nadal played with a stress fracture in his rib cage.New York Times, 6 July 2022 Regan is an 18-year-old distance runner who hasn’t been able to run for three months thanks to a recalcitrant stress fracture. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 2 July 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1952, in the meaning defined above
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