lesion
/ˈliːʒ(ə)n
/noun chiefly Medicine
A region in an organ or tissue which has suffered damage through injury or disease, such as a wound, ulcer, abscess, or tumour.We also recorded the presence and severity of scabies, abscesses, and fungal lesions....
- It was felt the likely cause of the abscess was an open lesion from the patient's severe eczema.
- The most common presenting lesions are papules, vesicles, pustules, and nodules.
Synonyms
wound, injury, bruise, abrasion, contusion, scratch, scrape, cut, gash, laceration, tear, puncture;
ulcer, ulceration, sore, running sore, abscess, carbuncle, canker;
mark
technical trauma
Origin
Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin laesio(n-), from laedere 'injure'.
Rhymes
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