lesion
noun
[ ˈliːʒ(ə)n ]
• a region in an organ or tissue which has suffered damage through injury or disease, such as a wound, ulcer, abscess, or tumour.
Similar:
wound,
injury,
bruise,
abrasion,
contusion,
scratch,
scrape,
cut,
gash,
laceration,
tear,
puncture,
ulcer,
ulceration,
sore,
running sore,
abscess,
carbuncle,
canker,
mark,
trauma,
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin laesio(n- ), from laedere ‘injure’.
