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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
Its entry point on a tree is a crack, lesion, or other injury in the tree’s trunk or thick branches.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Mar. 2026
In another case, a 10-year-old girl contracted horrible lesions on 10 percent of her body — mostly on her legs — after contact with giant hogweed.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
In the mid-stage study, 75% of participants injected once every three months with Apogee’s drug, called zumilokibart, maintained at least a 75% improvement in the extent and severity of skin lesions — a metric dubbed EASI-75 — at one year.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 23 Mar. 2026
In rare cases, mpox can lead to eye infections, severe rash, painful skin lesions and neurological problems.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Mar. 2026
In another case, a 10-year-old girl contracted horrible lesions on 10 percent of her body — mostly on her legs — after contact with giant hogweed.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
In the mid-stage study, 75% of participants injected once every three months with Apogee’s drug, called zumilokibart, maintained at least a 75% improvement in the extent and severity of skin lesions — a metric dubbed EASI-75 — at one year.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 23 Mar. 2026
In rare cases, mpox can lead to eye infections, severe rash, painful skin lesions and neurological problems.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lesion
Noun
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During pregame warmups David Beckham and the Mas brothers walked toward the end-zone where all the most rabid fans do the flag-waving and drum-beating and raised their hands to applaud the cheering fans.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Dodgers scored five times in the first two innings – four on two doubles by Freddie Freeman – and went on to hand the Washington Nationals another beating, 10-5, on Saturday at Nationals Park.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That depth, though, at least gives Brown a security blanket in case of an injury or poor performance from a rotation guy.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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With just three games remaining in their season after Thursday, the Stars could be looking at another disastrous injury.—
R.J. Coyle,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Lesion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lesion. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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