lesion (redirected from central lesion)

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.

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

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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]

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

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lesion

noun injury, hurt, wound, bruise, trauma (Pathology), sore, impairment, abrasion, contusion skin lesions

Translations

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

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lesion [ˈliːʒ/ən] n (Med) → lesione f