lesion

lesión

Parte de un órgano o de la piel dañada por una enfermedad, infección o herida.

En inglés sencillo: A part of an organ or skin that has been damaged by disease, infection, or injury.

• She has a small skin lesion.
• The scan revealed two lesions in the liver.
• A biopsy will show whether the lesion is cancerous.

Cómo se usa: a lesion in/on something (The scan showed a lesion in her brain.)

Sinónimos: damaged area

Expresiones frecuentes: skin lesion, brain lesion, lesion in something

lesión, herida

Zona del cuerpo que ha sufrido una herida o algún daño.

En inglés sencillo: An injury or damaged area of the body.

• The doctor cleaned the lesion.
• The fall left several lesions on his legs.
• The lesion healed without leaving a scar.

Cómo se usa: a lesion on something (The doctor examined a lesion on his arm.)

Sinónimos: wound, injury

Expresiones frecuentes: traumatic lesion, small lesion, lesion on something

lesión del ADN, lesión de ácido nucleico

Alteración de la estructura química del ADN o del ARN causada por un daño.

En inglés sencillo: A changed chemical structure produced when DNA or RNA is damaged.

• Radiation can produce a DNA lesion.
• The enzyme repairs lesions in damaged DNA.
• An unrepaired lesion may lead to a mutation.

Expresiones frecuentes: DNA lesion, RNA lesion, repair a lesion

lesión

Trato injusto en el que alguien recibe menos de la mitad del valor habitual de lo que entrega.

En inglés sencillo: An unfair deal in which someone receives less than half the usual value of what they give.

• The seller claimed lesion after discovering the property's value.
• The court examined whether the sale involved lesion.
• That legal system allows certain contracts to be challenged for lesion.

Expresiones frecuentes: lesion in contracts, claim lesion

lesionar

Dañar una parte del cuerpo, especialmente durante un experimento científico.

En inglés sencillo: To damage part of the body, especially as part of a scientific experiment.

• The procedure lesions a small area of tissue.
• Researchers lesioned the brain region involved in movement.
• The experiment required them to lesion specific nerve pathways.

Sinónimos: damage, injure

Expresiones frecuentes: lesion brain tissue, lesion a region