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noun
A very small, or fine, fracture, especially one of a series in bone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *bhreg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Latin frangō Latin frāctūrus Latin frāctūrader. Old French fracturebor. Middle English fracture English fracture English microfracture From micro- + fracture.
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