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Tensile Strength

Medical Definition: The maximum stress a material subjected to a stretching load can withstand without tearing. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed, p2001)
Guide Notes: NIM; do not confuse with COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
Previously Indexed: Biomechanics (1968-1976),Elasticity (1967-1976),Stress, Mechanical (1973-1976)

Tensile Strength Medical Definitions and Terms

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