lesion
[ lee-zhuhn ]
/ ˈli ʒən /
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noun
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.
verb (used with object)
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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How to use lesion in a sentence
If you meet somebody with a lesion, with an infected wound, people do tend to find that disgusting.
Experimentally depleting oxygen from the water had a similar effect, causing lesions in 75 percent of the animals, while none succumbed in the control group.
Some bacteria are suffocating sea stars, turning the animals to goo|Erin Garcia de Jesus|January 20, 2021|Science News
British Dictionary definitions for lesion
lesion
/ (ˈliːʒən) /
noun
any structural change in a bodily part resulting from injury or disease
an injury or wound
Word Origin for lesion
C15: via Old French from Late Latin laesiō injury, from Latin laedere to hurt
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