lesion

病変、損傷部位

病気、感染、けがによって損なわれた臓器や皮膚の部分。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： a lesion in/on something (The scan showed a lesion in her brain.)

類義語： damaged area

よく使う表現： skin lesion, brain lesion, lesion in something

傷、損傷

体の傷ついた部分や、損傷した箇所。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： a lesion on something (The doctor examined a lesion on his arm.)

類義語： wound, injury

よく使う表現： traumatic lesion, small lesion, lesion on something

DNA損傷、核酸損傷

DNAやRNAが傷つくことで生じる化学構造の変化。

やさしい英語で： 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.

よく使う表現： DNA lesion, RNA lesion, repair a lesion

暴利行為

渡す物の通常の価値の半分にも満たない対価しか受け取れない不公正な取引。

やさしい英語で： 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.

よく使う表現： lesion in contracts, claim lesion

損傷させる

特に科学実験の一環として、体の一部を損傷させる。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： damage, injure

よく使う表現： lesion brain tissue, lesion a region