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Noun: lesion  lee-zhun
  1. Any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part
    "The MRI revealed a small lesion on the brain"
     
  2. An injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
    "The dermatologist examined the suspicious lesion on the patient's skin";
    - wound

Derived forms: lesions

Type of: harm, hurt, injury, pathology, trauma

Encyclopedia: Lesion