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lesion vs abrasion

abrasion vs lesion

lesion and abrasion both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lesion Yes No No No
abrasion Yes No No No
As nouns, abrasion is a hyponym of lesion; that is, abrasion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lesion:
  • lesion: an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
  • abrasion: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Other hyponyms of lesion include raw wound, stigmata, excoriation, scrape, scratch, cut, gash, slash, slice, laceration, bite.
lesion (noun) abrasion (noun)
any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) erosion by friction
an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Difference between lesion and abrasion

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