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micromovement en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin movēre Old French movoir Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Old French movementbor. Middle English mevement English movement English micromovement From micro- + movement.

Meanings

1. A microscopic movement.
   • 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. 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, →DOI:

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