lesion has definitions from the fields of medicine,pathology
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[ noun ] (medicine,pathology) any visible abnormal structural change in a bodily part

Used in print

(Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)

If this be true , the possibility exists that an occlusive lesion of the bronchial_arteries might cause widespread degeneration of supportive tissue similar to that seen in generalized emphysema .

(William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)

Obviously , a satisfactory answer to the third question is imperative , if the argument is to get under_way at_all , for if there is any possibility of doubt whether the patient 's tactual sensitivity had been impaired by the occipital lesion , any findings whatsoever in regard_to the first question become completely ambiguous and fail altogether , of_course , as evidence to establish the desired conclusion .

Related terms

pathology ulcer tubercle

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[ noun ] (medicine) any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence or surgical incision

Synonyms

wound

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