Associations to the word «Lesion»

Wiktionary

LESION, noun. A wound or injury.
LESION, noun. (medicine) An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such patch of skin.
LESION, verb. (transitive) To wound or injure, especially in an experiment or other controlled procedure.

Dictionary definition

LESION, noun. Any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part.
LESION, noun. An injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin).

Wise words

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