lesion
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.
to cause a lesion or lesions in.
Origin of lesion
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How to use lesion in a sentence
At one point they even told her she was delusional, despite her diffuse ulcerating lesions.
His health improved, the KS lesions faded and Strub bought a home in Pennsylvania.
He knew only to be really worried if the lesions attached themselves to internal organs.
The lesions in this disease are commonly discrete—separate one from another—but they may be crowded together.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyThe lesions of the tertiary stage may cause great destruction of tissues and very grave consequences.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malley
A single group or aggregation of lesions or an area of disease.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonExceptionally the lesions of erythema multiforme are also present.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonAs a rule, not; but markedly inflammatory lesions are painful.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
British Dictionary definitions for lesion
/ (ˈliːʒən) /
any structural change in a bodily part resulting from injury or disease
an injury or wound
Origin of lesion
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