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   Le·sion

   /ˈlēZH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a region in an organ or tissue which has suffered damage through injury or disease, such as a wound, ulcer, abscess, or tumor.

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin laesio(n-), from laedere ‘injure’.

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   What does lesion stand for?

   • The word "lesion" comes from the Latin noun "laesio" meaning "an attack or injury" which is related in Latin to the verb "laedere" = "to hurt, strike or wound." To translate medical terms into everyday English and dispel the mystery which may surround them, visit MedicineNet's Medical Dictionary MedTerms.com.

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   What is the difference between a lesion and a tumor?

   • • Lesion refers to any abnormal area of tissue while tumor more specifically refers to an abnormal outgrowth of tissue. • Either one does not hint towards prognosis. • Either one does not hint towards the site, size, shape or other characteristics.

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   What does a lesion look like?

   • They may appear all over your body, or they may be just in one place. The shape can vary, too. Some lesions are symmetrical, meaning they are the same shape all the way around. Others are irregular in shape. The way a skin lesion looks and where it appears can help identify it.

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   Is a lesion the same as a tumor?

   • A tumor is a growth of some kind -- either benign (growing in size but without spreading to other parts of the body) or malignant (cancerous and able to spread to other parts of the body). A tumor is a mass or growth of abnormal cells. A lesion is an area of abnormal tissue; could be either benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous).

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3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › lesionLesion Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   A lesion is an injury, harm, or an abnormal change in structure of an organ or part due to injury or disease. Learn more about the word history, examples, synonyms, and legal meaning of lesion from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

4. medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com › lesionLesion | definition of Lesion by Medical dictionary

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   lesion. any pathological or traumatic discontinuity of tissue or loss of function of a part. Lesion is a broad term, including wounds, sores, ulcers, tumors, cataracts, and any other tissue damage. They range from the skin sores associated with eczema to the changes in lung tissue that occur in tuberculosis.

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   Lesion definition: an injury; hurt; wound.. See examples of LESION used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › lesionLESION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   A lesion is a medical term for an injury to a person's body or to an organ inside their body. Learn how to use the word lesion in different contexts, see examples from news sources and find out how to pronounce it.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLESION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   A lesion is a medical term for an injury to a person's body or to an organ inside their body. Learn how to use the word lesion in different contexts and see examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   Jun 12, 2017 · A lesion is an area of inflammation or abnormal tissue change in a tissue that suffered trauma or the impact of chronic illness. Learn about different types of lesions, such as skin, brain, and inner organ lesions, and how they are diagnosed and treated.

10. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › LesionLesion - Wikipedia

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    A lesion is any damage or abnormal change in the tissue of an organism, usually caused by injury or diseases. Lesion is derived from the Latin laesio meaning "injury". [1] Lesions may occur in plants as well as animals.