lesion
/ˈliʒən/LEE-zhuhn
/ˈliʒən/LEE-zhuhn
Meaninga hurt
Common meaning: a wound or damaged patch
- lesto harm, hurtLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1029 · scan
- ionnoun ending: act or result
Journey through time
- Latinlaedō, laesum‘to harm, hurt’
- Englishlesion‘a wound or damaged patch’ · today
les also in: collide
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin laedō ‘to harm, hurt’.
Roots
- laedō, laesum Latin “to harm, hurt”
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