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lesion

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As a noun, lesion means a wound or injury. As a verb, it means wound or injure, especially in an experiment or other controlled procedure.

Meanings of lesion

7 meanings

noun

  1. pathologyA wound or injury.

  2. medicineAn infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such on a patch of skin.

  3. biochemistryAny compound formed from damage to a nucleic acid.

  4. lawInjury or an unfair imbalance in a commutative contract wherein the consideration is less than half of the market value, which then serves as a basis for the injured party to sue to rescind the agreement.

  5. Any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part

  6. An injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

    Similar: wound

verb

  1. To wound or injure, especially in an experiment or other controlled procedure.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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