lesion

Alternative forms

• læsion (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin laesiō (“injury”), itself from laesus, perfect passive participle of laedō (“I injure, hurt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːʒən/
• Rhymes: -iːʒən

Noun

lesion (plural lesions)

1. A wound or injury
2. (medicine) An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such patch of skin
3. (biochemistry) Any compound formed from damage to a nucleic acid

Verb

lesion (third-person singular simple present lesions, present participle lesioning, simple past and past participle lesioned)

1. (transitive) To wound or injure, especially in an experiment or other controlled procedure.

Anagrams

• Elison, eloins, esloin, insole, oleins, onlies, selion

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin laesio.

Noun

lesion f (plural lesions)

1. harm; damage

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin laesio.

Noun

lesion f (oblique plural lesions, nominative singular lesion, nominative plural lesions)

1. harm; damage