Pathologic Function
erosion lesion
e·ro·sion le·sion
Definitions related to erosion lesion:
  • (erosion) A shallow or superficial destruction of a surface, without destruction of the basement membrane. (INHAND)
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (erosion) An eating away or breakdown of any type of external or internal human tissue including but not limited to skin, teeth, mucosa, or somatic, which involves only the outer tissue layer. When tissue surrounds an implanted device, the tissue breakdown may result in migration and loss of the implant material and may result in further complications such as infection or abscess.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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