Laceration vs. Lesion

Lacerationnoun

An irregular open wound caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue.

Lacerationnoun

The act of lacerating or tearing.

Lacerationnoun

The act of lacerating.

Lacerationnoun

A breach or wound made by lacerating.

Lacerationnoun

a torn ragged wound

Lacerationnoun

the act of lacerating

Lesionnoun

(pathology) A wound or injury.

Lesionnoun

(medicine) An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such patch of skin.

Lesionnoun

(biochemistry) Any compound formed from damage to a nucleic acid.

Lesionverb

(transitive) To wound or injure, especially in an experiment or other controlled procedure.

Lesionnoun

A hurt; an injury.

Lesionnoun

any visible abnormal structural change in a bodily part

Lesionnoun

any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence or surgical incision

Lesion

A lesion is any damage or abnormal change in the tissue of an organism, usually caused by disease or trauma. Lesion is derived from the Latin laesio .