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an injured or diseased spot or area on or in the body
skin lesions a brain lesion
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The activist had already had to wait nine weeks for the most recent hospital transfer which detected the potentially cancerous lesion.
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Niamh Kennedy, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
The leaves affected by scorch are usually on the sunny or windy side of the tree, while leaf blotch affects most leaves with tiny black fruiting bodies present on the lesions.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2024
The quality of imaging can make the difference between finding a small lesion early or in its later stages, potentially affecting patient outcomes and disease management.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024
This first-of-its-kind breast scan rotates around the breast, instead of compressing it, and has the capabilities of capturing the smallest lesions for early and accurate diagnosis.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 22 Oct. 2024
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Niamh Kennedy, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
The leaves affected by scorch are usually on the sunny or windy side of the tree, while leaf blotch affects most leaves with tiny black fruiting bodies present on the lesions.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2024
The quality of imaging can make the difference between finding a small lesion early or in its later stages, potentially affecting patient outcomes and disease management.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024
This first-of-its-kind breast scan rotates around the breast, instead of compressing it, and has the capabilities of capturing the smallest lesions for early and accurate diagnosis.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Lesion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lesion. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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