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lesion

[lee-zhuhn] / ˈli ʒən /


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According to the medical professionals he consulted, the likelihood that the low-grade glioma would turn into something aggressive was high and he was encouraged to treat the lesion while in its early stages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

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

"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

She and the girls spent the rest of the hour fixing Quendy’s hair to like showcase the lesion.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson

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

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

Doctors told her time and again that it could not be endometriosis - an incurable condition causing lesions and scarring on internal organs and around the body, external - because she was too young.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 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

“The lesions are easy to miss unless you know what you are looking for,” she said, “and then it’s as plain as the nose on your face.”

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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