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lesion

noun

le·​sion ˈlē-zhən How to pronounce lesion (audio)
1
2
: an abnormal change in structure of an organ or part due to injury or disease
especially : one that is circumscribed (see circumscribe sense 1) and well defined
lesioned adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The virus that grows at the site of the lesion can be spread to other parts of the body or even to other people. Korin Miller, SELF, 30 Aug. 2022 Testing—which consists of swabbing a lesion—was limited to only a few CDC labs at first, but is now available at major labs around the country. Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 16 Aug. 2022 Luke Brown points to a monkeypox lesion on the knuckle of his thumb. Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 22 July 2022 Experts are still learning how easily the virus can spread through saliva, but college health officials are concerned that people with a lesion on or in their mouth may be able to transmit it by sharing drinks or e-cigarettes with others. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2022 In late July, the lesion on his face scabbed over and fell off, leaving behind a small hole. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2022 Your doctor may take a tissue sample from an open lesion and send it to a lab for testing to confirm a monkeypox diagnosis, according to the WHO. Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping, 6 Aug. 2022 His doctors were concerned that one lesion under an eyelash could affect his vision. Neeraj G. Patel And Nadia Kounang, CNN, 2 Aug. 2022 But symptoms in new cases appear to differ from those of classic cases—at least in some instances—with recent reports of lesions more subtle than usual and some cases involving just one lesion, health officials have said. Erin Prater, Fortune, 6 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin laesion-, laesio, from laedere to injure

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of lesion was in the 15th century

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