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Synonyms for lesion

Grammar : Noun
Spell : lee-zhuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈli ʒən


Définition of lesion

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Middle French lesion, from Latin laesionem (nominative laesio) "injury," from past participle stem of laedere "to strike, hurt, damage," of unknown origin. Originally with reference to any sort of hurt, whether physical or not.
  • noun injury, wound
Example sentences :
  • The lesion in the lungs has disappeared, my heart is better.
  • Extract from : « Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion » by Emile Cou
  • The nature of the lesion is a point of paramount importance.
  • Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of the Horse » by United States Department of Agriculture
  • The nature of the lesion appeared to vary with the direction of the wound.
  • Extract from : « Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 » by George Henry Makins
  • If the States were sovereign, then this was a lesion of their sovereignty.
  • Extract from : « History of the United Netherlands, 1586-89, Vol. II. Complete » by John Lothrop Motley
  • Holst and Froelich described this lesion in one of their early communications.
  • Extract from : « Scurvy Past and Present » by Alfred Fabian Hess
  • No functional disturbance, and no lesion in regard to the eyes.
  • Extract from : « Pedagogical Anthropology » by Maria Montessori
  • Before operation is decided on, the site of the lesion must be determined.
  • Extract from : « A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) » by Various
  • There has been a strain sometime; the organ has received a lesion.
  • Extract from : « A Singular Life » by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
  • But it is only a symptom, and the mind ought to be directed to the lesion and not to it.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • The exact nature of the lesion is more difficult to determine.
  • Extract from : « Tics and Their Treatment » by Henry Meigne

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