lesion
Sign in to saveA lesion is any damage or abnormal change in the tissue of an organism, usually caused by injury or diseases. The term lesion is derived from the Latin , meaning "injury". Lesions may occur in plants and animals.
Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Lesion
- Medical condition (new).field
- Pathology
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- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C3824
- health specialty
- pathology
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- Lesions
- different from
- defeat
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Types
- Location
- Cause and behavior
- Size and shape
- Research using lesions
- Research with humans
- Research with animals
- Notable lesions
- See also
- References
- External links
A lesion is any damage or abnormal change in the tissue of an organism, usually caused by injury or diseases. The term lesion is derived from the Latin , meaning "injury". Lesions may occur in plants and animals.
== Types ==
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