Etymology

microtrauma

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Today it means: Any small, insignificant injury, but especially one of a series (such as suffered by athletes) that can lead to major injury. Full definition →

English trauma ← Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma) ← Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Ancient Greekτιτρώσκω (titrṓskō)
  6. Ancient Greekτραῦμα (traûma)
  7. Englishtrauma
  8. English todaymicrotrauma

From micro- + trauma.

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