Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microfracture

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
mi-crofrac-ture
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very small, or fine, fracture, especially one of a series in bone.

Etymology

Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Latin frangō Latin frāctūrus Latin frāctūrader. Old French fracturebor. Middle English fracture English fracture English microfracture From micro- + fracture.

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What does microfracture mean?
A very small, or fine, fracture, especially one of a series in bone.
Where does microfracture come from?
Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Latin frangō Latin frāctūrus Latin frāctūrader. Old French fracturebor. Middle English fracture English fracture English microfracture From micro- + fracture.

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