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lesion

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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le·sion /ˈliːʒən/ noun [countable] technical  MIdamage to someone’s skin or part of their body such as their stomach or brain, caused by injury or illness 〔因伤病而致的〕损伤,损害;病变 acute gastric lesions 急性胃损伤
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lesionHer daughter suffered a brain lesion at birth.a spinal cord lesionI strongly agree with the authors' main point that all excised lesions should be sent for histological examination.Rots also increased on recipient tubers when the donors were heavily infected but were free of gangrene lesions.What is the hidden lesion that is causing them?The inaccessible lesions were included in the final analysis as the aim was to evaluate this procedure according to the intention to treat.multiple lesions to the skinVomiting may occur with either migraine or lesions that increase intracranial pressure.X-rays of affected joints may reveal erosions of bone and punched-out lesions representing urate deposits.Thus the lesions that dermatologists see - the authors' control lesions - are perhaps different from those excised by general practitioners.
Origin lesion (1400-1500) French Latin laesio, from laedere to injure
le·sion nounChineseSyllable
skin or body damage their part of someone’s Corpus such to


lesion
lesion /ˈliːʒən/ noun [countable] technical
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: French
 Origin: Latin laesio, from laedere __to injure__
damage to someone’s skin or part of their body such as their stomach or brain, caused by injury or illness:
    acute gastric lesions


le·sionBrE /ˈliːʒn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈliːʒn/ 🔊 noun (medical 医学) damage to the skin or part of the body caused by injury or by illness (因伤病导致皮肤或器官的)损伤,损害skin/brain lesions皮肤/大脑损伤