LESION Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

lesion

noun

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as in beating

medical an injured or diseased spot or area on or in the body skin lesions a brain lesion

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Recent Examples of lesion While the mole was just a small dot on her face, the incision stretched nearly her entire cheek, since doctors often remove the area around the lesion in hopes of eliminating as much potential cancer as possible. —

Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026 One of Kinondo Kwetu’s proudest achievements has been the foundation of a local hospital, where more than 1000 babies were delivered in a year, malaria infections are cured, and pre-cancerous lesions are identified using AI methods developed in collaboration with Swedish researchers. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025 After landing at their final destination the next day, the lawsuit claims that the four were left with welts, lesions, and rashes. —

Dan Raby, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025 The result is usually the result of lesions in the brain involved in identifying unique facial figures. —

Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lesion

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School desegregation, voting rights and public-accommodation battles – especially across the South – had led to shootings and beatings of African Americans by white counterprotesters and police.

— Josh Meyer, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
Non-league Macclesfield Town produced one of the FA Cup’s most startling soccer upsets on Saturday beating titleholders Crystal Palace 2–1 in a third‑round thriller.

— Reuters 17 hr ago, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026