lesion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: lesion	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for lesion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lesion n any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) Synonym(s): wound, lesion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lesion \Le"sion\ (l[emac]"zh[ucr]n), n. [F. l[82]sion, L. laesio, fr. laedere, laesum, to hurt, injure.] A hurt; an injury. Specifically: (a) (Civil Law) Loss sustained from failure to fulfill a bargain or contract. --Burrill. (b) (Med.) Any morbid change in the exercise of functions or the texture of organs. --Dunglison.