Pathology. any localized, abnormal structural change in the body.
Plant Pathology. any localized, defined area of diseased tissue, as a spot, canker, blister, or scab.
verb (used with object)
to cause a lesion or lesions in.
Origin of lesion
1425–75; late Middle English <Middle French <Latin laesiōn- (stem of laesiō) injury, equivalent to Latin laes(us) (past participle of laedere to harm, equivalent to laed- verb stem + -tus past participle suffix, with -dt->-s-) + -iōn--ion
Words nearby lesion
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, lese majesty, Lesghian, Les Gueux, Les Halles, lesion, Leslie, Les Misérables, Lesotho, lespedeza, lesquerella
Later imaging on folks who reported sensing paranormal shadows in the past found many had lesions in that exact area of gray matter, affecting its normal functioning.
Why do we see ghosts?|Jake Bittle|October 6, 2020|Popular Science
Ginsburg announced in July that she was undergoing chemotherapy treatment for lesions on her liver, the latest of her several battles with cancer.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87|Verne Kopytoff|September 18, 2020|Fortune
Bettylee Hampil noticed that brain lesions had begun to appear at higher levels than those allowed by the FDA.
On COVID-19 vaccines, Big Pharma knows to just say ‘no’|matthewheimer|September 11, 2020|Fortune
Written records from more than 3,000 years ago have documented smallpox-like symptoms, and scientists have identified possible smallpox skin lesions on mummified remains.
Ancient DNA suggests Vikings may have been plagued by smallpox|Erin Garcia de Jesus|July 24, 2020|Science News
Otherwise lacked discrete gross lesion, and the pulmonary vasculature was without note.
Dr. Scarpetta Heads to Psych Ward|Daily Beast Promotions|February 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
A lesion of the left ventricle was the immediate physical cause, although brooding over Aileen was in part the mental one.
The Financier|Theodore Dreiser
He dreaded first a lesion of the heart and then the setting in of consumption.
A Love Episode|Emile Zola
From malignant pustule it is distinguished by not beginning on the exterior, as that lesion always does (Baron).
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
Short of actual section, it may be broadly stated that no lesion is too serious to render ultimate recovery impossible.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900|George Henry Makins
This lesion may be a sunken area or, as is frequently the case, a greatly enlarged swelling, known as a hypertrophy.
Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association
British Dictionary definitions for lesion
lesion
/ (ˈliːʒən) /
noun
any structural change in a bodily part resulting from injury or disease
an injury or wound
Word Origin for lesion
C15: via Old French from Late Latin laesiō injury, from Latin laedere to hurt