lesion
IPA: ɫˈiʒʌn
noun
- (pathology) A wound or injury.
- (medicine) An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such on a patch of skin.
- (biochemistry) Any compound formed from damage to a nucleic acid.
- (law) Injury or an unfair imbalance in a commutative contract wherein the consideration is less than half of the market value, which then serves as a basis for the injured party to sue to rescind the agreement.
verb
- (transitive) To wound or injure, especially in an experiment or other controlled procedure.
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Examples of "lesion" in Sentences
- The lesion was seen in the lungs.
- They were preinvasive lesions of the bronchus.
- Many patients complain of itching in the lesion.
- As lesions grow, they eventually collapse and shrivel.
- When the lesion is localized, it is generally curable.
- Extreme pain is the obvious characteristic of the lesion.
- Excision and grafting may be necessary to remove the lesion.
- Lesions of the cardiac orifice of the stomach produced by vomiting.
- Lesion at the front of the shoulder associated with shoulder dislocation.
- Additionally, the permanence of the localized lesion effect is remarkable.
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