lesion Definition
le·sion (lē′z̸hən)
noun
- an injury; hurt; damage
- an injury or other change in an organ or tissue of the body tending to result in impairment or loss of function
Etymology: ME < MFr < L laesio < laesus, pp. of laedere, to harm, injure
lesion Synonyms
lesion Usage Examples
Converse of object
- ulcerate: To prevent infection, a physical barrier should be applied to ulcerated lesions to prevent contamination.
- water-soak: A number of water-soaked lesions were first observed on the undersides of the cotyledons ( Fig.
- localize: A small chronic very localized inflammatory lesion was present in the liver.
- detect: Beside the reduction in new lesions detected by MRI, there were some completely unexpected results.
- enlarge: The drug also reduced the number of new or enlarging MS lesions seen on MRI scans by 83 % .
- induce: A subset of HPVs infects the female genital tract, to induce cervical lesions that can progress to malignancy in some women.
Preposition: in
brain: It's the lesions in the brain that tend to cause problems.
Adjective modifier
- precancerous: Detection and treatment of precancerous cervical lesions can prevent cancer of the cervix from occurring.
- intraepithelial: T issue analysis by the pathologist divides precancerous changes into low grade or high grade squamous intraepithelial lesions ( SIL ).
- necrotic: The symptoms observed were necrotic lesions on the roots and stems, as well as brown lesions on the leaves.
- malignant: Some potentially malignant lesions can be managed by regular review, with or without medical treatment.
- squamous: T issue analysis by the pathologist divides precancerous changes into low grade or high grade squamous intraepithelial lesions ( SIL ).
- carious: Children who had carious lesions in anterior teeth were referred for treatment if they did not have a family dentist.
Modifies a noun
detection: Mehta S, Grabowski TJ, Trivedi Y & Damasio H. Evaluation of voxel-based morphometry for focal lesion detection in individuals.
Noun used with modifier
- poliovirus: Postmortem histopathology from nearly fifty years ago demonstrated the consistent presence of poliovirus lesions in specific brain areas.
- space-occupying: What is a space-occupying lesion ( in the brain ) with cerebral edema?
- skin: Report any skin lesions or lumps to your doctor.
- caries: We have imaged demineralised tissue, caries lesions, restored teeth and oral mucosa and demonstrate the detection of changes in tissue microstructure.
- lobe: The left upper lobe lesion and part of the right middle lobe lesion are shown.
- acne: LHE's Secret of Heat Heat speeds up the chemical process and soothes the acne lesions.
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