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lesion
le·sion [ lee-zhuhn ]
Definitions related to lesion:
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A localized pathological or traumatic structural change, damage, deformity, or discontinuity of tissue, organ, or body part.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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An area of abnormal tissue. A lesion may be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer).NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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An infected, diseased, or wounded area of tissue.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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Lesion, in physiology, a structural or biochemical change in an organ or tissue produced by disease processes or a wound. The alteration may be associated with particular symptoms of a disease, as when a gastric ulcer produces stomach pain, or it may take place without producing symptoms, as in...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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