Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Lesion
Le′sion
(lē′zhŭn)
, Noun.
[F.
lésion
, L. laesio
, fr. laedere
, laesum
, to hurt, injure.] A hurt; an injury.
Specifically: (a)
(Civil Law)
Loss sustained from failure to fulfill a bargain or contract.
Burrill.
(b)
(Med.)
Any morbid change in the exercise of functions or the texture of organs.
Dunglison.
Webster 1828 Edition
Lesion
LE'SION
,Noun.
A hurting; hurt; wound; injury.
Definition 2024
lesion
lesion
English
Alternative forms
- læsion (archaic)
Noun
lesion (plural lesions)
- A wound or injury
- (medicine) An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such patch of skin
- (biochemistry) Any compound formed from damage to a nucleic acid
Related terms
Translations
a wound or an injury
an infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part
Verb
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.
Translations
to wound or injure, especially in an experiment or other controlled procedure