lesion

The definition of a lesion is a wound or an area of the body that has been damaged through injury or disease.

(noun)

An open wound is an example of a lesion.

See lesion in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

Origin: ME < MFr < L laesio < laesus, pp. of laedere, to harm, injure

See lesion in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

transitive verb le·sioned, le·sion·ing, le·sions

To cause a lesion to form on or in.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English lesioun

Origin: , from Old French lesion

Origin: , from Latin laesiō, laesiōn-

Origin: , from laesus

Origin: , past participle of laedere, to injure

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