lesion
[lee-zhuh n]
- an injury; hurt; wound.
- Pathology. any localized, abnormal structural change in the body.
- Plant Pathology. any localized, defined area of diseased tissue, as a spot, canker, blister, or scab.
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- to cause a lesion or lesions in.
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Origin of lesion
1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin laesiōn- (stem of laesiō) injury, equivalent to Latin laes(us) (past participle of laedere to harm, equivalent to laed- verb stem + -tus past participle suffix, with -dt- > -s-) + -iōn- -ion
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lesion
- any structural change in a bodily part resulting from injury or disease
- an injury or wound
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Word Origin
C15: via Old French from Late Latin laesiō injury, from Latin laedere to hurt
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lesion
n.
early 15c., from Middle French lesion, from Latin laesionem (nominative laesio) "injury," from past participle stem of laedere "to strike, hurt, damage," of unknown origin. Originally with reference to any sort of hurt, whether physical or not.
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lesion
(lē′zhən)- A wound or an injury.
- A localized pathological change in a bodily organ or tissue.
- An infected or diseased patch of skin.
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