lesion
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English lesioun, from Old French lesion, from Latin laesiō (“injury”), itself from laesus, perfect passive participle of laedō (“I injure, hurt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliːʒən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -iːʒən
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.
Derived terms
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Translations
a wound or an injury
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an infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part
injury or loss arising from an uneven contractual exchange
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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.
Translations
to wound or injure, especially in an experiment or other controlled procedure
Anagrams
Interlingua
Noun
lesion (plural lesiones)
Middle French
Etymology
Noun
lesion f (plural lesions)
Old French
Etymology
Noun
lesion oblique singular, f (oblique plural lesions, nominative singular lesion, nominative plural lesions)