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A technique performed on an isolated body part consisting of a solid material, for instance a bone, to assign a quantitative or qualitative value for fatigue limit. An isolated body part is a subdivision of the material or physical structure of an organism, such as an organ, extremity or tissue, after it has been removed from the body.