LESION


Meaning of LESION in English

/ ˈliːʒn; NAmE / noun

( medical ) damage to the skin or part of the body caused by injury or by illness :

skin / brain lesions

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : via Old French from Latin laesio(n-) , from laedere injure.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.