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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Before Camilo Doval performed a miracle Thursday night by providing the White Sox with an ever-so-rare victory at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees had gone 9-4 since Aaron Judge left the lineup with a stress fracture in his rib. — Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 20 June 2026

Morgan Cheli is back fully participating after missing a year and a half with a stress fracture in her right ankle. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026

Judge, who won’t play in Philadelphia on July 14 because of a stress fracture in his upper right rib, had 977,460 votes to Trout’s 926,601. — Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

And Aaron Judge remained out of the Yankees lineup with a stress fracture of his right rib, removing one of the game’s biggest stars from the series. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stress fracture

• contracture
• facture
• manufacture

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