lesion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- lē′zhən
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈliːʒən/
Etymology
From Middle English lesioun (“physical injuring of the body”), from Old French lesion (“hurt, offense, wrong, injury, wound”), from Latin laesiō (“hurt, harm, injury”) (whence -ion (“noun suffix denoting action, result, process, state, condition”)), from laesus (“hurt, injured, wounded, damaged”), past participle of laedō (“to strike, collide, hurt”).
Meanings
- A wound or injury.
- An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such on a patch of skin.
- Any compound formed from damage to a nucleic acid.
- Injury or an unfair imbalance in a commutative contract wherein the consideration is less than half of the market value, which then serves as a basis for the injured party to sue to rescind the agreement.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lesions | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| læsion | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Deriveds
lesional · postlesion · prelesion · pseudolesion · translesion · indolent lesion of epithelial origin · nonlesion · ipsilesional · perilesion · lesionectomy · radiolesion · interlesion · immunolesion · multilesion · hemilesion · cryolesion · photolesion · lesionless · Olney's lesions · microlesion · lesionlike
Relateds
allision · collision · lese majesty · lèse majesté · collide · allide · elide · elision
Translations (48)
nl laesie (an infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part) · sv lesion (a wound or an injury) · pt lesão (a wound or an injury) · pt lesão enorme (injury or loss arising from an uneven contractual exchange) · it lesione (a wound or an injury) · de Läsion (a wound or an injury) · de Läsion (an infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part) · pt lesão (an infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part) · pl lezja (an infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part) · de Übervorteilung (injury or loss arising from an uneven contractual exchange) · cs zranění (a wound or an injury) · ro leziune (a wound or an injury) · es lesión enormísima (injury or loss arising from an uneven contractual exchange) · gl lesión (a wound or an injury) · es lesión enorme (injury or loss arising from an uneven contractual exchange) · de Verletzung (a wound or an injury) · nl benadeling (injury or loss arising from an uneven contractual exchange) · fr lésion (injury or loss arising from an uneven contractual exchange) · pl uszkodzenie ciała (a wound or an injury) · es lesión (an infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part) · cmn 損傷 /损伤 (a wound or an injury) · es lesión (a wound or an injury) · eo lezo (a wound or an injury) · ca lesió (a wound or an injury) · ro rană (an infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part) · cs léze (an infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part) · fr lésion (an infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part) · ru поврежде́ние (a wound or an injury) · sk lézia (an infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part) · tr lezyon (a wound or an injury) · tr yaralanma (a wound or an injury) · eo lezo (an infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part) · bg поражение (a wound or an injury) · ru ра́на (a wound or an injury) · fr lésion (a wound or an injury) · oc lesion (a wound or an injury) · it lesione (an infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part) · ru теле́сное поврежде́ние (a wound or an injury) · id lesi (a wound or an injury) · ca lesió (an infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part) · it lesione (injury or loss arising from an uneven contractual exchange) · id lesi (an infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part) · de enorme Verletzung (injury or loss arising from an uneven contractual exchange) · cmn 病灶 (a wound or an injury) · nl laesie (a wound or an injury) · fi vamma (a wound or an injury) · da læsion (a wound or an injury) · cs léze (a wound or an injury)