lesion
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See also lésion
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- læsion (archaic)
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin laesiō (“injury”), itself from laesus, perfect passive participle of laedō (“I injure, hurt”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
lesion (plural lesions)
- A wound or injury.
- (medicine) An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such patch of skin.
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
a wound or an injury
an infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part
Verb [edit]
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 [edit]
to wound or injure, especially in an experiment or other controlled procedure
Anagrams [edit]
Middle French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Noun [edit]
lesion f (plural lesions)
Old French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Noun [edit]
lesion f (oblique plural lesions, nominative singular lesion, nominative plural lesions)
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