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an injured or diseased spot or area on or in the body
skin lesions a brain lesion
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Recent Examples of lesion
When that system breaks down—as when someone suffers amygdala lesions—people may struggle to balance generous and selfish motives and consequently rely on simpler, default strategies that do not depend on networks that include this brain structure.
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Tobias Kalenscher, Scientific American, 13 June 2025
Or, the probiotic could have changed the microbiome at the lesion site in some negative way.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2025
Miami Cancer Institute’s Skin Cancer Clinic can do a whole-body scan with the Vectra 3D, a machine that takes detailed images and creates a body map to allow experts to study and monitor lesions and other skin abnormalities and accurately assess changes over time.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2025
These lesions typically resolve within 30 to 60 minutes after water contact.4
How It's Diagnosed
Diagnosing aquagenic urticaria typically requires visiting a dermatologist (a doctor specializing in skin, hair, and nails) or an allergist.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 23 May 2025
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Tobias Kalenscher, Scientific American, 13 June 2025
Or, the probiotic could have changed the microbiome at the lesion site in some negative way.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2025
Miami Cancer Institute’s Skin Cancer Clinic can do a whole-body scan with the Vectra 3D, a machine that takes detailed images and creates a body map to allow experts to study and monitor lesions and other skin abnormalities and accurately assess changes over time.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2025
These lesions typically resolve within 30 to 60 minutes after water contact.4
How It's Diagnosed
Diagnosing aquagenic urticaria typically requires visiting a dermatologist (a doctor specializing in skin, hair, and nails) or an allergist.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lesion
Noun
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Weger was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the fatal beating of Lillian Oetting, 50, in March 1960 at the scenic park near Utica.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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But the movie’s focus isn’t so much the zeitgeist that yields these public beatings, but rather, the strange and amusing way that a young woman present in the crowd, Maitri (Singh), uses this violence to her advantage in a moment of snap judgement.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Since going down with Covid-19 during Women’s Euro 2022, a succession of injuries have limited Miedema’s international appearances.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Samir had been shot in the back, and died of his injuries, Police Chief Todd Bettison said.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2025
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“Lesion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lesion. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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