lesion
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Most presidential check-up reports, though, contain details of mundane ailments: "Doctors removed a precancerous skin lesion from the tip of his nose", reads a New York Times report on Bill Clinton's annual checkup from 1996.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
The lesion -- clearly visible in recent weeks -- was a basal cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer, said dermatologist Cristina Abdalla, who led the procedure at the Sirio-Libanes Hospital in Sao Paulo.
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
I was being a little careful when I ran into other people, because of the arm lesion.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
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