lesion
/ˈliːʒən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such on a patch of skin.
noun
Any compound formed from damage to a nucleic acid.
noun
Injury or an unfair imbalance in a commutative contract wherein the consideration is less than half of the market value, which then serves as a basis for the injured party to sue to rescind the agreement.
Etymology
From Middle English lesioun (“physical injuring of the body”), from Old French lesion (“hurt, offense, wrong, injury, wound”), from Latin laesiō (“hurt, harm, injury”) (whence -ion (“noun suffix denoting action, result, process, state, condition”)), from laesus (“hurt, injured, wounded, damaged”), past participle of laedō (“to strike, collide, hurt”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: lesioun, lesion, laesiō