A definite abnormality either seen on mammography or ultrasound. It may or may not be felt.

A wound or diseaesed area.

damaged or dysfunctional part of the brain or other parts of the body.

A localized abnormality in tissue organization.

any visible abnormal structural change in a bodily part or any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence, toxin or surgical incision.

A wound; a well-marked, but limited, diseased area; a break or rupture through a tissue, especially a surface tissue.[1] Fin. Swe.

Any disease-induced abnormality of tissue structure or tissue function.

A nonspecific term for an abnormal area.

an infected or diseased area of skin.

A term used to describe any structural abnormality in the body.

tissue damage caused by disease or trauma. Associated terms: wound, injury, sore, ulcer, etc.

(lee-zhun) : a change in body tissue; sometimes used as another word for tumor.

Any abnormal change in the structure of organs or parts.

any localized, abnormal change in tissue formation

A region of damaged tissue or a wound.

Abnormal change in body tissue due to injury or disease.

A very general term used to describe some abnormality on the surface of the body. This could include lumps, sores, ulcers.

Any mark, symptom or abnormality on the skin.

A visible abnormal structural change in a bodily part.

Any abnormal change in body tissue caused by disease or injury. Often refers to Kaposi's sarcoma, which can cause skin lesions.

A pathological change to a tissue, eg. a wound.

an abnormal tissue structure or function. May be the result of a wound, injury or pathologic condition.

A localized spot of diseased tissue on a plant.

A wound, injury or abnormal skin growth.

A very general term denoting any abnormality on the surface of the body, whether on the skin or on a mucous membrane. Includes sores, wounds, injuries, pimples, tumors, on the skin or elsewhere.

wound or delimited diseased area.

A pathogenic change to a tissue, eg. a wound.

A site of damage. In DNA, the term refers to damage such as an adducted base or a strand break.

Any pathologic abnormality of a tissue or organ. Examples include a spear wound or a cancer.

Any benign or malignant growth. Skin lesions include benign growths such as moles and freckles, and malignant growths, including melanomas.

Any localized abnormal structural change in organ or tissue caused by disease or injury.

An area of injured or altered tissue. Sometimes atherosclerotic plaques are referred to as "lesions".

An abnormal change in tissue due to disease or injury.

Damage to tissue, board term including many type of tissue damage.

a localized area of diseased tissue, such as a leaf spot or canker.

an abnormal change in the structure of a tissue

an injury or pathologic change in an organ or other body tissue, or an abnormal patch of skin

a structural defect -- an irregular or abnormal area of tissue -- that can easily disrupt the normal functioning of the vocal folds and result in symptoms of a voice disorder

Any newly formed abnormal structure in the body

A tissue abnormality.

A structural change in any part of the body resulting from injury or as a consequence of disease. When appearing on the skin, a lesion is sometimes called a sore.

Used interchangeably with the terms lump, tumor, or mass. Making a Diagnosis

A type of abnormality on the skin, sometimes in the form of red or white bump(s), blisters, or abrasions/breaks in the skin on or around the genital area of a male or female.

any abnormal tissue change caused by disease or injury.

Any abnormal damage to tissue structure or function. A scar is a lesion. So is cancer, a MS plaque, a stomach ulcer or a pimple.

a general term that refers to any change in tissue, such as tumor, blood vessel malformation, infection or scar tissue.

An injury or any detectable deviation from normal skin structure.

wound, sore, pustule, cyst, or any visible spot on the skin that is not normally present.

A change in body tissue; sometimes used as a synonym for tumor.

A disease or diseased area.

An area of tissue damaged by disease or injury

An injury, wound or diseased tissue.

Abnormal change in the structure of an organ due to a birth defect, injury, or disease.

A change in tissue structure due to injury or disease.

a well-defined area of the body where tissue has changed in such a way that is characteristic of a disease.

Broad term referring to wounds, sores.

The technical name of any sore. It could be either benign or malignant.

visible factors used as evidence of disease.

May be used to refer to any abnormality. Typically, it is used to describe a growth.

A broad term to describe damage to body tissue.

Any abnormal area of tissue. Can be used to describe a benign or malignant growth.

The technical name for any sore, either benign or malignant.

An area of tissue damage.

generally, a wound; can refer to an injury, infection or a tumor

A pathological or traumatic discontinuity of tissue or loss of function of a part.

Cut or separation of the skin, organs, or spinal cord. Also a sore or ulcer.

A general term meaning any kind of damage or disease.

Area of tissue that is injured or diseased such as a wound, abscess, sore, tumor, mole or cyst.

A lump or abscess that may be caused by injury or disease, such as cancer.

pathologists use this term to refer to a localized, abnormal structural change.

Any injury or wound in any circumscribed area that presents as diseased tissue; an isolated patch or infected area on the skin.

a destructive change in body tissue, such as a wound, injury, or inflammation.

a lesion may be a TUMOR, an area of INFLAMMATION, or an invisible biochemical abnormality (like the abnormality of the sensitivity of the body's cells to insulin in adult-onset diabetes). METAPLASIA.

An abnormal change in structure of an organ, or part of an organ due to injury or disease. Ulcers, tumors, and abscesses may all be referred to as lesions.

An abnormal change in tissue, usually caused by illness or injury, restricted to a specific area. A skin cancer is sometimes referred to as a skin lesion.

Any abnormality of the breast tissue.

An abnormality of structure or function in the body.

A change in body tissue caused by disease or injury

a cut, sore or injury. Often used to describe the site of injury to the spinal cord (e.g. 'a C5 lesion...').

A wound or an abnormal change in some tissue or an organ of the body.

An abnormal change, usually well defined, in the structure of an organ or part of the body; caused by injury or disease.

an injury or wound.

A mark, symptom or abnormality on the skin.

general term for any visible, local abnormality of tissue (e.g., injury, wound, boil, sore, rash).

a localized pathological change in a bodily organ or tissue.

Any focal abnormal area in the body. Can be used to describe a benign or malignant growth.

A local injury or delimited diseased area.

an abnormal change in the structure of an organ due to disease or injury.

An alteration in structure or function resulting from injury or disease.

a pathological change in organs or tissues produced by TB or other causes of disease.

a wound or injury.

An area of tissue with impaired function as a result of disease or injury.

an injury, wound, or single infected patch in a skin disease.

areas of abnormal tissue change.

a term used by doctors to describe any structural abnormality.

a definite, localized area of dead tissue, a circumscribed diseased area.

A part of a tissue that has been structurally changed due to disease. Lesion is sometimes used as another word for a tumor.

A lesion can be almost any abnormality involving any tissue or organ due to any disease or any injury.

abnormal appearing area.

wound or injury which results in pathological change in tissue (e.g. head injury which results in seizure-causing lesions in the brain). Lesions are sometimes surgically removed to reduce or prevent recurring seizures.

any pathologic area of tissue damage

a disturbed area of tissue - a wound, ulcer, injury, nodule or tumor on the skin or elsewhere.

A general term to describe an area of altered tissue.

an irregular growth of fiber and tissue. Lesions of type C are more problematic than lesions of type B, which in turn are more dangerous than lesions of type A.

An area of abnormal tissue change.

injury; hurt

Injury of bodily tissue due to infection, trauma or neoplasm

any visible local abnormality of the tissues of the skin, such as a wound, sore, rash or boil. It may be described as benign, cancerous, gross, occult or primary.

Another term for "tumor," an abnormal growth of tissue. Tumors may be either benign (not cancerous) or malignant (cancerous).

A site of structural or functional change in body tissues that is produced by disease or injury.

An injury in the body tissue, such as a wound, sore, rash, or boil.

a wound, injury, or pathological change in the tissues, such as a skin growth

A wound, injury, or some other pathological change in tissues.

A change in tissue structure caused by injury or disease.

a localized area of discolored, diseased tissue

Any part of an organ/tissue or otherwise limited area that is damaged (e.g. tumour, fracture, inflammation, infection)

A wound, injury, or abnormal change in the body tissue such as a sore, rash, boil, or tumor.

Any change or discontinuity to tissue or loss of function of a part.

Abnormal change in an organ such as the brain.

An area of abnormal tissue. A lesion may be benign (noncancercous) or malignant (cancerous).

A wound, injury, or other damage to a body part. Breast tumors are often referred to as lesions.

Structural changes in tissues caused by damage or injury.

A lesion is a scar, or tissue that is damaged.

Injury caused by destruction of tissue.

site of damage or injury

1. Pathologic tissue change. 2. An individual site or point in a multifocal disease.

Damage to an area of the body, as a result of an injury or disease.

This is a vague term meaning "the thing that is wrong with the patient." A lesion may be a TUMOR or an area of INFLAMMATION.

A zone of tissue with impaired function as a result of damage by disease or wounding. Examples are scars, abscesses, tumors and ulcers.

An alteration on surface tissue caused by injury or disease.

A structural tissue change caused by injury or disease.

A wound or delimited disease area.

Small area of skin altered due to disease.

An abnormal change in tissue or structure of an organ or body part due to an injury or disease.

A localized zone of dead or dying tissue.

An injury to a part of the body.

In the ostepathic sense, a lesion is a structural (anatomical) abnormality which produces a functional (physiological) disorder. Correction of lesions is a primary goal of traditional osteopathy. Lesions may be primary or secondary. Primary lesions may be produced by trauma or posture. Secondary lesions may result from attempts of the body to compensate for a primary lesion. Reflex lesions may also be considered to be secondary lesions.

An open sore.

A term to indicate an area of injury.

a wound or inflammation, internal or external

an alteration or abnormality in a tissue or cell; a pathological change.

Any wound, injury, or infected area of skin.

Almost any abnormality in any organ or tissue caused by disease, infection, or injury.

A piece of tissue that is either missing or so damaged that it cannot perform its normal function.

A lesion is a wound, injury, or destructive change in body tissue. Lesion is sometimes used as another word for tumor or tuber.

Injury or loss of function.

Any damage to a tissue. Marks, spots, moles or other problems of the skin.

A lesion is an abnormal change in an organ or body tissue because of injury or disease.

A word often used by doctors to describe many different types of injury to body tissue. A lesion may be caused by disease or wounding. For example, it can be used to describe a mole, a bruise, a spot, a cut, an ulcer, or a tumour.

A localized area of diseased or damaged tissue. ()

A wound, injury or pathologic change in body tissue.

damage, disorder, injury

A Lesion is any abnormal tissue found on or in an organism, usually damaged by disease or trauma.

A damaged area (a mutant site) in a gene chromosome, or a protein.

An area of cell damage or cell death

a lump, bump, crack or other mark on the skin that is not normally present

A lesion is any single area of altered skin. It may be solitary or multiple.