lesion
pronunciation
How to pronounce lesion in British English:
UK [ˈli:ʒn]
How to pronounce lesion in American English:
US [ˈliʒən]
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- Noun:
- any visible abnormal structural change in a bodily part
- any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence or surgical incision
Word Origin
- lesion (n.)
- early 15c., from Middle French lesion, from Latin laesionem (nominative laesio) "injury," from past participle stem of laedere "to strike, hurt, damage," of unknown origin. Originally with reference to any sort of hurt, whether physical or not.
Example
- 1. The distinguish between fibrotic lesion and the lung markings .
- 2. Do you think the lesion could be an abscess ?
- 3. Detection of oral cancer and precancerous lesion by methylene blue .
- 4. The clinical analysis of infectious mononucleosis with hepatic lesion .
- 5. So investigation on lesion mimic mutants helps to unravel cell development and death , plant defense and disease resistance mechanism .