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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
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