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Lesion Very Common

Lesion has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part

"The doctor diagnosed the patient's persistent headaches as being caused by a small lesion on the surface of his brain."

2

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

"The doctor examined the fresh lesion on his arm and warned him not to scratch it until it healed."

3

A wound or injury.

"The doctor examined his knee and identified a painful lesion caused by the fall."

Verb
1

To wound or injure, especially in an experiment or other controlled procedure.

"The researchers carefully applied a laser to create a precise lesion on the mouse's brain tissue for the study."

See Also
lesionlike phakomatosis prelesional déviation conjuguée hand schüller christian disease angiokeratoma bulla warble
Related Terms
lesionlike phakomatosis prelesional déviation conjuguée hand schüller christian disease angiokeratoma bulla warble cryolesion kerion contralesionally ipsipulsion injury parapsoriasis pintid fibroxanthoma early blight erythrokeratodermia variabilis mendes da costa syndrome sublesional
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
pathology injury
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
tubercle ulcer raw wound stigmata abrasion cut laceration bite
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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