lesion
A wound or injuryA wound or injury.
» His skin lesions are caused by leprosy.
Meaning
4 sensesA wound or injury.
Verletzung, Läsion, enorme Verletzung
ра́наrána, поврежде́ниеpovreždénije, теле́сное поврежде́ниеtelésnoje povreždénije
An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such on a patch of skin.
Läsion
Any compound formed from damage to a nucleic acid.
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.
- any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part
- an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
Examples
8 sentencesHis skin lesions are caused by leprosy.
Edmundo was covered in sores and lesions.
Tom suffers from a skin lesion on his back.
If you develop lesions in the area, I think you should see a doctor.
After the accident, he suffered a lesion of the spinal cord causing partial paralysis.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English lesioun (“physical injuring of the body”), from Old French lesion (“huFrom Middle English lesioun (“physical injuring of the body”), from Old French lesion (“hurt, offense, wrong, injury, wound”), from Latin laesiō (“hurt, harm, injury”) (whence -ion (“noun suffix denoting action, result, process, state, condition”)), from laesus (“hurt, injured, wounded, damaged”), past participle of laedō (“to strike, collide, hurt”).
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Forms
plural: lesionsSynonyms
1 synonyms- an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin):wound