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lesion

noun

/ˈliːʒən/

Meaning

An area of damage or abnormal change in the tissue of an organism, often caused by injury or disease.

The doctor examined the skin lesion carefully.

injury, wound, sore, ulcer, abrasion

healing, healthy

skin lesion, brain lesion, open lesion, detect lesion

A change or slight difference in condition, amount, or level.

a place where dead bodies are kept, especially to be identified or claimed

A state of drowsiness or sleepiness; inclination to sleep.

a thing said or done for amusement; a joke

A large hairy spider found in warm regions.

a small burrowing mammal with tiny eyes and soft fur