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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
Nektar Therapeutics said Tuesday that monthly and quarterly injections of its experimental drug, called rezpeg, enabled 71% and 83% of patients with moderate-to-severe eczema, respectively, to maintain stringent skin-lesion improvements after one year.
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Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 10 Feb. 2026
Plants that are already stressed indoors or grown in overcrowded conditions with poor airflow are more likely to develop fungal issues, like damping off or plant edema (lesions on the underside of leaves).
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2026
In the new study, yet to be peer-reviewed and published in a journal, resilience refers to a plant’s ability to endure excess light without suffering severe damage, such as leaf lesions.
—New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2026
The term hypoechoic suggests a dark lesion seen on ultrasound when the tissue or organ being looked at should be lighter in appearance.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
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Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 10 Feb. 2026
Plants that are already stressed indoors or grown in overcrowded conditions with poor airflow are more likely to develop fungal issues, like damping off or plant edema (lesions on the underside of leaves).
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2026
In the new study, yet to be peer-reviewed and published in a journal, resilience refers to a plant’s ability to endure excess light without suffering severe damage, such as leaf lesions.
—New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2026
The term hypoechoic suggests a dark lesion seen on ultrasound when the tissue or organ being looked at should be lighter in appearance.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lesion
Noun
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Deranque, a far-right activist, died of brain injuries last week from a beating in the French city of Lyon.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Deranque died last week of brain injuries after a beating in Lyon during a clash near a student meeting.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Powell was added to the Heat’s injury report on Thursday morning, with the team listing him as questionable for the contest because of right groin soreness.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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The man who was wounded at the store is 54-year-old Anthony Brown, who remained hospitalized Thursday with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Lesion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lesion. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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