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 word lesion, from the Latin for “injury,” is used very generally by physicians.
- I had a minor skin lesion removed by a plastic surgeon in Guadalajara at a cost of about $100.
- If a lesion is suspected, more detailed imaging should be performed using a CT or MRI scan and the patient should be promptly referred to a pediatric oncologist for further management.
- Kennedy did not rely on foreign law principles to definitively interpret a constitutional provision, as for example, Justice Marshall did in Eastern Airlines to interpret the term lesion corporelle.
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