lesion
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From Middle English lesioun, from Old French lesion, from Latin laesiō (“injury”), itself from laesus, perfect passive participle of laedō (“I injure, hurt”).
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lesion (plural lesions)
- (pathology) A wound or injury.
- (medicine) An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such on a patch of skin.
- (biochemistry) Any compound formed from damage to a nucleic acid.
- (law) Injury or an unfair imbalance in a commutative contract wherein the consideration is less than half of the market value, which then serves as a basis for the injured party to sue to rescind the agreement.
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a wound or an injury
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an infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part
injury or loss arising from an uneven contractual exchange
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lesion (third-person singular simple present lesions, present participle lesioning, simple past and past participle lesioned)
- (transitive) To wound or injure, especially in an experiment or other controlled procedure.
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to wound or injure, especially in an experiment or other controlled procedure
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lesion (plural lesiones)
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lesion f (plural lesions)
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lesion oblique singular, f (oblique plural lesions, nominative singular lesion, nominative plural lesions)