US /ˈliʒən/ UK /ˈliːʒən/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a region of damaged or abnormal tissue in the body

    The scan revealed a small lesion on the lung.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a region of damaged or... woundinjurysoreabnormalitydamagelacuna
Word family
Related forms lesional

Etymology

From Latin laesiō, laesiōnis ('injury, harm'), from laedere ('to hurt, injure, strike').

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