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stress fracture

A fracture of bone caused by repeated application of a heavy load, such as the constant pounding on a surface by runners, gymnasts, and dancers.

stress fracture

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Noun

stress fracture - fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injury

fatigue fracture

fracture, break - breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"

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stress fracture

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break fatigue fracture fracture STRESS stressed			Several cases of stress fractures of the first rib have also been reported as sports-related injury, such as baseball, tennis, soccer, ballet dancer, and weight lifting (Coris and Higgins, 2005; Matsumoto et al. Stress fracture of the first rib in a high school weight lifter by Fujioka, Hiroyuki; Kokubu, Takeshi; Makino, Takeshi; Nagaru, Issei; Toyokawa, Narikazu; Inui, Atsuyu / Journal of Sports Science and Medicine Stress Fractures are small, and can be minuscule, cracks in the bone that are very often the result of over-exertion during exercise. Stress Fractures by Chris McCombs / Sports and fitness community Stress fractures occur when bones are repetitively stressed over short periods of time without adequate time for repair, and are more common in women than men. Stress fractures reduced by calcium and vitamin D supplementation by Dye, Dayna / Life Extension			streptococcus tonsilitis streptodornase streptokinase streptolysin streptomyces Streptomyces erythreus Streptomyces griseus Streptomyces scabies Streptomycetaceae streptomycin Streptoneura streptonigrin Streptopelia Streptopelia risoria Streptopelia turtur Streptosolen Streptosolen jamesonii streptothricin Streptothrix streptovaricin streptozotocin Stresemann STRESS stress ball stress fracture stress fractures stress incontinence stress mark Stress of voice Stress of weather stress test stress-free stressbuster stressed stressed out stressed-out stressful stressless stressor stretch stretch along stretch forth stretch limo stretch mark stretch marks stretch out stretch pants stretch receptor stretch reflex stretch runner stretch-out			Stress concentration factor Stress concentration factor stress control stress control stress control stress control stress corrosion Stress corrosion cracking Stress corrosion cracking stress crack stress cracking Stress Day Index stress diagram stress difference Stress Disorder Treatment Program Stress disorders, post-traumatic Stress disorders, post-traumatic Stress disorders, post-traumatic stress echocardiography stress ellipsoid stress equivalent stress erythrocytosis stress erythrocytosis stress factor of safety Stress Fiber-Like Filaments Stress Fiber-Like Structure stress fracture stress fracture stress fracture stress fracture stress fractures Stress Fractures and Running Stress Fractures and Running stress function Stress Gene Response Element stress hardiness Stress headache Stress headache Stress headache Stress History and Normalized Soil Engineering Parameters Stress in General stress incontinence stress incontinence stress incontinence stress incontinence Stress Index Stress Induced Cell Death stress induced diarrhea of the horse stress induced diarrhea of the horse stress induced diarrhea of the horse stress induced diarrhea of the horse Stress Induced DNA Duplex Stress Induced Leakage Current Stress inoculation Stress Inoculation Training Stress intensity Stress intensity factor Stress intensity factor Stress Is Now Gone, Life's Easier stress kinesic stress level

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