lesion
English Thesaurus
1. any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | pathology, |
| definition | : | any deviation from a healthy or normal condition (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | tubercle, |
| definition | : | a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | ulcer, ulceration, |
| definition | : | a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue (noun.state) |
2. an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | harm, hurt, injury, trauma, |
| definition | : | any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | raw wound, |
| definition | : | a wound that exposes subcutaneous tissue (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | stigmata, |
| definition | : | marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | laceration, |
| definition | : | a torn ragged wound (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | bite, |
| definition | : | a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person (noun.state) |
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