lesion

== English == === Alternative forms === læsion (archaic) === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈliːʒən/, [ˈlɪi̯ʒən] ~ [ˈlɪi̯ʒn̩] Rhymes: -iːʒən Hyphenation: le‧sion === Noun === lesion (plural lesions) (pathology) A wound or injury. (medicine) An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such on a patch of skin. (biochemistry) Any compound formed from damage to a nucleic acid. (law) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === lesion (third-person singular simple present lesions, present participle lesioning, simple past and past participle lesioned) (transitive) To wound or injure, especially in an experiment or other controlled procedure. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === enoils, elison, oleins, esloin, insole, onlies, Elison, eloins, selion == Interlingua == === Noun === lesion (plural lesiones) lesion, injury == Middle French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin laesio. === Noun === lesion f (plural lesions) harm; damage == Old French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin laesio. === Noun === lesion oblique singular, f (oblique plural lesions, nominative singular lesion, nominative plural lesions) harm; damage