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lesion

le·sion

UK/ˈliːʒən/ US/ˈliʒʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence or surgical incision

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Origin

From Middle English lesioun (“physical injuring of the body”), from Old French lesion (“hurt, offense, wrong, injury, wound”), from Latin laesiō (“hurt, harm, injury”) (whence -ion (“noun suffix denoting action, result, process, state, condition”)), from laesus (“hurt, injured, wounded, damaged”), past participle of laedō (“to strike, collide, hurt”).

Phrases

  • indolent lesion of epithelial origin
  • lèse majesté
  • lese majesty
  • Olney's lesions

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