microinjury

English

Etymology

micro- +‎ injury

Noun

microinjury (plural microinjuries)

1. A microscopic injury
   • 2015 July 11, Yoshiaki Kita et al., “Mucinous adenocarcinoma emerging in sigmoid colon neovagina 40 years after its creation: a case report”, in World Journal of Surgical Oncology‎^[1], volume 13, →DOI:

     Hiroi et al. have considered the possibility that frequent sexual intercourse may provoke malignancy through microinjury and subsequent inflammation [ 8 ].