Definition of lesion

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le·sion    (lzhn) KEY  

NOUN:

1. A wound or injury.
2. A localized pathological change in a bodily organ or tissue.
3. An infected or diseased patch of skin.

TRANSITIVE VERB:
le·sioned , le·sion·ing , le·sions

To cause a lesion to form on or in.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English lesioun, from Old French lesion, from Latin laesi , laesin-, from laesus, past participle of laedere, to injure

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