what is lesion study
A lesion is any abnormality in the tissue of an organism (in layman's terms, damage), usually caused by disease or trauma.Lesion is derived from the Latin word laesio meaning injury.f a lesion is caused by a tumor it will be classified as malignant or benign. Lesions may be classified by the shape they form, as is the case with many ulcers, which can have a bullseye or 'target' appearance.
'Lesion' is the word used for any abnormality. For example a small cyst on the liver could be called a lesion, as could a large neoplastic mass. Examples of lesions which … could be found on/in the liver; Neoplasms (including cancers), cysts, abscesses, granulomas and scar tissue from previous inflammation. 23 people found this useful.