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lesion

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Definition:	A pathological or traumatic discontinuity of tissue or loss of function of a part. A change from normal structure. This term is overused and it is non-specific. It is much more precise to describe a lesion as a macule, papule, nodule, mass, or other more specific term.
Pronunciation:	(le·sion) (le´zhən)
Derivation:	Latin: laesio; laedere to hurt
Sub Terms	acneform lesion angioinvasive lesion angioproliferative lesion annular lesion lesion arrangement blanchable red lesion blue-gray lesion brown-black lesion bullous lesion bullous skin lesion Bywaters lesion lesion color lesion configuration lesion consistency cutaneous lesion dermal lesion lesion distribution Division (I-IV) lesion eczematous lesion elementary lesion erysipelas-like skin lesion lesion evolution firm lesion genital papulosquamous lesion genitourinary lesion gross lesion hemorrhagic lesion histologic lesion infarctive lesion intravascular endothelial proliferative lesion Janeway lesion lichenified lesion linear lesion lesion margination medium lesion lesion morphology nickel and dime lesion nonblanchable, abnormally colored lesion nummular lesion ocular lesion oil drop lesion osseous lesion osteolytic bone lesion papulopustular lesion papulosquamous lesion papulovesicular lesion polypoid lesion precancerous lesion primary lesion proliferative lesion pruritic lesion pulmonary lesion purpuric lesion pustular lesion pyodermatous skin lesion reticular lesion rolled shoulder lesion satellite lesion scaling lesion scaling skin-colored lesion secondary lesion lesion size skin lesion skin-colored lesion slope shouldered lesion smooth lesion smooth skin-colored lesion soft lesion special lesion square shouldered lesion lesion surface characteristic target lesion traumatic lesion ulcer lesion varicelliform lesion vasculitic lesion venular lesion vesicobullous lesion vulvar lesion weeping lesion white lesion yellow lesion

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