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an injured or diseased spot or area on or in the body
skin lesions a brain lesion
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Recent Examples of lesions
According to results from a Sunday procedure to have skin lesions removed, doctors found squamous cell carcinoma, which starts in cells in the middle and outer layers of the skin.
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Michael Rios, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Bolsonaro underwent a series of medical treatments in Brasilia on Sunday, including laboratory tests and surgical removal of skin lesions.
—Reuters, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Symptoms of the infection include diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, dangerously low blood pressure and blistering lesions.
—Mollye Barrows, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
This characteristic texture helped researchers differentiate the lesions caused by osteomyelitis from those caused by other bone pathologies, like osteosarcoma and bone neoplasia (two forms of bone cancer).
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Joe Biden recently underwent surgery to remove skin cancer lesions, a spokesperson said Thursday, the latest health challenge for the former president.
—Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
More research is needed in other groups and using other tools, Suemoto said, such as neuroimaging to see whether specific brain lesions are linked to sweetener use.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Former first lady Jill Biden had two cancerous lesions removed from her eye and chest in January 2023.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Cervical cancer screenings allow physicians to spot and remove cancerous or even precancerous lesions (clusters of odd-looking cells that could one day become cancer).
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 3 Sep. 2025
Michael Rios, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Bolsonaro underwent a series of medical treatments in Brasilia on Sunday, including laboratory tests and surgical removal of skin lesions.
—Reuters, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Symptoms of the infection include diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, dangerously low blood pressure and blistering lesions.
—Mollye Barrows, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
This characteristic texture helped researchers differentiate the lesions caused by osteomyelitis from those caused by other bone pathologies, like osteosarcoma and bone neoplasia (two forms of bone cancer).
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Joe Biden recently underwent surgery to remove skin cancer lesions, a spokesperson said Thursday, the latest health challenge for the former president.
—Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
More research is needed in other groups and using other tools, Suemoto said, such as neuroimaging to see whether specific brain lesions are linked to sweetener use.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Former first lady Jill Biden had two cancerous lesions removed from her eye and chest in January 2023.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Cervical cancer screenings allow physicians to spot and remove cancerous or even precancerous lesions (clusters of odd-looking cells that could one day become cancer).
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lesions
Noun
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Daily beatings that left people in wheelchairs, with broken teeth, and vomiting blood.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Detainees have alleged torture and beatings inside CECOT since their release.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Following Reed's death, rumors spread online that he had been found with a range of injuries such as broken limbs that could indicate an assault.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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She was airlifted to a hospital in San Antonio, but had suffered extensive burns and succumbed to her injuries the next day.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Lesions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lesions. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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