LESION

lesion

(noun) any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part

wound, lesion

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

lesion (plural lesions)

(pathology) A wound or injury.

(medicine) An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such on a patch of skin.

(biochemistry) Any compound formed from damage to a nucleic acid.

(law) Injury or an unfair imbalance in a commutative contract wherein the consideration is less than half of the market value, which then serves as a basis for the injured party to sue to rescind the agreement.

Verb

lesion (third-person singular simple present lesions, present participle lesioning, simple past and past participle lesioned)

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

Anagrams

• Elison, eloins, esloin, insole, oleins, onlies, selion

Source: Wiktionary

Le"sion, n. Etym: [F. lesion, L. laesio, fr. laedere, laesum, to hurt, injure.]

Definition: A hurt; an injury. Specifically: (a) (Civil Law) Loss sustained from failure to fulfill a bargain or contract. Burrill. (b) (Med.) Any morbid change in the exercise of functions or the texture of organs. Dunglison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition