microdamage

English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ damage.

Noun

microdamage (countable and uncountable, plural microdamages)

1. damage at a microscopic level
   • 2015 July 6, “Changes in Serum Levels of Myokines and Wnt-Antagonists after an Ultramarathon Race”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     This uncoupling may be induced by targeted remodeling trying to repair the running induced microdamage in bone.

Verb

microdamage (third-person singular simple present microdamages, present participle microdamaging, simple past and past participle microdamaged)

1. To cause microscopic damage