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lesion
(redirected from Armanni-Ebstein lesion)

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le·sion  (lzhn)
n.
1. A wound or injury.
2. A localized pathological change in a bodily organ or tissue.
3. An infected or diseased patch of skin.
tr.v. le·sioned, le·sion·ing, le·sions
To cause a lesion to form on or in.

[Middle English lesioun, from Old French lesion, from Latin laesi, laesin-, from laesus, past participle of laedere, to injure.]

lesion [ˈliːʒən]
n
1. (Medicine / Pathology) any structural change in a bodily part resulting from injury or disease
2. (Medicine / Pathology) an injury or wound
[via Old French from Late Latin laesiō injury, from Latin laedere to hurt]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lesionlesion - any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part
pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
tubercle - a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis
ulcer, ulceration - a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
2.lesion - an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
raw wound - a wound that exposes subcutaneous tissue
stigmata - marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ
abrasion, excoriation, scratch, scrape - an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
gash, slash, slice, cut - a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"
laceration - a torn ragged wound
bite - a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person

lesion
noun injury, hurt, wound, bruise, trauma (Pathology), sore, impairment, abrasion, contusion skin lesions
Translations
lesion [ˈliːʒən] Nlesión f
lesion [ˈliːʒən] nlésion f
lesion
nVerletzung f; (= structural change)krankhafte Gewebsveränderung; lesions in the brainGehirnverletzungen pl
lesion [ˈliːʒn] n (Med) → lesione f
lesion [ˈliːʒn] n (Med) → lesione f


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