infarction, lesion, péptic úlcer, eupeptic, polyp, much of a difference

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says Lucy with that charming smile of hers that never fails to make me eupeptic. ''Eupeptic,'' says Lucy, noticing my happy expression. ''Adjective; of, relating to, or having good digestion...

eupeptic

(yū-pĕp'tĭk) 
adj.

1. 1. Relating to or having good digestion.
   2. Conducive to digestion.
2. Cheerful; happy.

[From Greek eupeptos : eu-, eu- + peptein, to digest.]

lesion
noun [C] SPECIALIZED ━━ n. 傷害; 【医】病変.
an injury to a person's body or to an organ inside their body:
skin/brain lesions

peptic[pep・tic]

• 発音記号[péptik]

[形]

1 消化の；消化を助ける.

2 ペプシンの.

━━[名]

1 消化剤.

2 ((the 〜s))消化器官.

péptic úlcer[péptic úlcer]

《病理学》消化性潰瘍(かいよう).消化性潰瘍

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In medicine, infarction refers to tissue death (necrosis) caused by a local lack of oxygen^[1] due to obstruction of the tissue's blood supply. The resulting lesion is referred to as an infarct,^[2] (from the Latin infarctus (stuffed into).^[3]

infarction[in・farc・tion]

• 発音記号[infɑ'ːrkʃən]

[名][U][C]《病理学》梗塞(こうそく)形成；梗塞

cerebral ［myocardial］ infarction
脳［心筋］梗塞.

lesion[le・sion]

• レベル：社会人必須
• 発音記号[líːʒən]

[名]

1 《病理学》損傷；（組織の）障害, 病変；病巣.

2 障害, 損害.