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Where does “laesus” come from?

laesus (Latin) comes from Latin laedo — I strike, hurt; I offend; I thwart.

laesus (Latin): hurt; offended; thwarted

Definitions

  1. hurt; offended; thwarted

Ancestry of “laesus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlaedoI strike, hurt; I offend; I thwart

Words derived from “laesus”

  • lesion
  • intralesional
  • lesional
  • contralesional
  • ipsilesional
  • perilesional
  • translesion
  • nonlesional
  • intralesionally
  • microlesion
  • translesional
  • postlesion
  • prelesion
  • contralesionally
  • postlesional
  • nonlesion
  • interlesional
  • prelesional
  • ipsilesionally
  • hemilesion
  • radiolesion
  • photolesion
  • lesionless
  • lesionlike
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