lesion
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1. lesion - Noun
2. lesion - Verb
Meaning
A hurt; an injury.
Loss sustained from failure to fulfill a bargain or contract.
Any morbid change in the exercise of functions or the texture of organs.
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The lesion is in the area of my brain that is responsible for motor function, so I have continual chronic pain in my left arm from elbow to fingertips and the right side of my body from my ear to my breast area.
After his death, a lesion was discovered on the surface the left frontal lobe.
At autopsy, a lesion was also found in the same region of lateral frontal lobe as in Leborgne.
A second concern about the laser treatment is that if the lesion is a melanoma, and was misdiagnosed as a benign mole, the procedure might delay diagnosis.
A protocell that was haploid (one copy of each RNA gene) would be vulnerable to damage, since a single lesion in any RNA segment would be potentially lethal to the protocell (e.g. by blocking replication or inhibiting the function of an essential gene).
A physical lesion is not required; however, the wound for which the award is made must have required treatment by a medical officer and records of medical treatment for wounds or injuries received in action must have been made a matter of official record.