I. ˈlēzhən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English lesioun, from Middle French lesion, from Old French, from Late Latin laesion-, laesio, from Latin, verbal attack, from laesus (past participle of laedere to injure, hurt) + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : injury , impairment , flaw
looking for … lesions, for bubbles in the gutta-percha — London Times
crime … has become the symptom of a radical lesion in the stamina of humanity — M.D.Zabel
b. : an abnormal change in structure of an organ or part due to injury or disease ; especially : one that is circumscribed and well defined
2. civil & Scots law : loss from another's failure to fulfill a contract : injury arising from failure to receive the full equivalent of what was bargained for in a commutative contract
Synonyms: see wound
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: lesion , noun
: to produce lesions in