lesion

le·sion

 (lē′zhən)

n.

Any of various pathological or traumatic changes in a bodily organ or tissue, including tumors, ulcers, sores, and wounds.

tr.v. le·sioned, le·sion·ing, le·sions

To cause a lesion to form on or in.

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

lesion

(ˈliːʒən)

n

1. (Pathology) any structural change in a bodily part resulting from injury or disease

2. (Pathology) an injury or wound

[C15: via Old French from Late Latin laesiō injury, from Latin laedere to hurt]

le•sion

(ˈli ʒən)
n.

1. an injury; hurt; wound.

2. any localized, usu. well-defined area of diseased or injured tissue or of abnormal structural change.

v.t.

3. to cause a lesion or lesions in.

[1425–75; < Middle French < Latin laesiō injury = Latin laed(ere) to injure + -tiō -tion]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lesion - 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) wound 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

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lesion

[ˈliːʒən] N → lesión f

lesion

[ˈliːʒ^ən] n → lésion f

lesion

n → Verletzung f; (= structural change) → krankhafte Gewebsveränderung; lesions in the brain → Gehirnverletzungen pl

lesion

[ˈliːʒ/ən] n (Med) → lesione f

le·sion

n. lesión, herida, contusión;

degenerative ___ → ___ degenerativa;

depressive ___ → ___ depresiva;

diffuse ___ → ___ difusa;

functional ___ → ___ funcional;

gross ___ → ___ grosera;

peripheral ___ → ___ periférica;

precancerous ___ → ___ precancerosa;

systemic ___ → ___ sistemática;

toxic ___ → ___ tóxica;

traumatic ___ → ___ traumática;

vascular ___ → ___ vascular;

whiplash ___ → ___ de latigazo.

V. cuadro en la página 167.

lesion

n lesión f