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Definition of lesion noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lesion

noun
 
/ˈliːʒn/
 
/ˈliːʒn/
(medical)
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  1. an area of damage to the skin or part of the body caused by injury or by illness
    • skin/brain lesions
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryLesion is used after these nouns:
    • skin
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    Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin laesio(n-), from laedere ‘injure’.
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