English edit

Etymology edit

micro- +‎ injury

Noun edit

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 ].