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LESION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("lesion" is a kind of...):
pathology (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lesion"):
tubercle (a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis)
ulcer; ulceration (a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("lesion" is a kind of...):
harm; hurt; injury; trauma (any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lesion"):
raw wound (a wound that exposes subcutaneous tissue)
stigmata (marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ)
abrasion; excoriation; scrape; scratch (an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off)
cut; gash; slash; slice (a wound made by cutting)
laceration (a torn ragged wound)
bite (a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb lesion
Context examples:
These epithelial lesions have a papillary, micropapillary or basally pseudostratified architecture, but are otherwise identical to PanIN-1A.
(Mouse Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia-1B, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
These mucinous epithelial lesions may be flat or papillary.
(Mouse Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia-2, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
A polypoid lesion that arises from the cervix and contains mucus.
(Mucous Polyp of Cervix, NCI Thesaurus)
The term derives from the chest X-ray image of the tiny (1-5 mm) tuberculosis lesions which are seen through out the lung parenchyma.
(Miliary Tuberculosis, NCI Thesaurus)
A tumor arising at a location distant to the primary lesion.
(Metastatic Lesion, NCI Thesaurus)
A form of aleukemic leukemia where lesions containing abnormal leukocytes can be found within the skin.
(Aleukemic Leukemia Cutis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
It is a solitary, usually peripheral lung lesion.
(Alveolar Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Non-meningothelial cell neoplasms include mesenchymal, non-meningothelial tumors, hemangiopericytomas, and melanocytic lesions.
(Meningeal Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
Lesions must be visible grossly (greater than 0.5mm).
(Adenoma of the Mouse Intestinal Tract, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
More age-related brain lesions were generally linked to poorer motor function.
(Physical Activity May Reduce Age-Related Movement Problems, NIH)
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