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microtrauma.

Any small, insignificant injury, but especially one of a series (such as suffered by athletes) that can lead to major injury.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Any small, insignificant injury, but especially one of a series (such as suffered by athletes) that can lead to major injury.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English micro- Ancient Greek τιτρώσκω (titrṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma)der. English trauma English microtrauma From micro- + trauma.

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