micromovement

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

micro- +‎ movement

Noun[edit]

micromovement (plural micromovements)

  1. A microscopic movement.
    • 2015 September 18, “Results of Vertebral Augmentation Treatment for Patients of Painful Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: A Meta-Analysis of Eight Randomized Controlled Trials”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Belkoff et al. reported that pain reduction was attributable to the immobility and inhibition of micromovements of the fractured fragment and the cytotoxic effect of PMMA, which relieves pain by damaging the terminal nerve.