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lesion Definition

le·sion (z̸hən)

noun

  1. an injury; hurt; damage
  2. 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

n.

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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