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lesion

[lee-zhuhn] / ˈli ʒən /


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"It's amazing, you literally can't see I had a large cancerous lesion removed from my cheek," she tells the BBC in the waiting room.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

"It is a common lesion, caused by sun exposure," Abdalla said.

From Barron's Apr. 24, 2026

The cause, he later said, was a lesion on the part of the brain that controls anxiety.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

He sat directly across from me, fixed me with a professional gaze, and said, “I’ve got the results of your MRI. There’s a lesion on your hip.”

From Slate Mar. 29, 2026

When she moved her head, I could see a lesion on her neck open and close like a fish mouth singing a country song.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson

The trials showed the drug reduced relapse rates and inflammatory brain lesions compared with Sanofi’s rival treatment, Aubagio.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Novartis said its drug reduced the annualized relapse rate and inflammatory brain lesions relative to the rival medicine.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Etchells underwent excision surgery, a procedure to remove the lesions caused by endometriosis, which she says made her feel "lighter".

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

But following a visit to his parents in Spain, his son was left with lesions on his brain which affected his gross and fine motor movement and his speech.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

It might be a few days before the lesions completely took hold of her, Maddy had warned.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld




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