harm vs lesion

harm

noun
  • physical injury; hurt; damage 

  • detriment; misfortune. 

  • That which causes injury, damage, or loss. 

  • emotional or figurative hurt 

verb
  • To cause injury to another; to hurt; to cause damage to something. 

lesion

noun
  • A wound or injury. 

  • An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such on a patch of skin. 

  • Injury or an unfair imbalance in a commutative contract wherein the consideration is less than half of the market value, which then serves as a basis for the injured party to sue to rescind the agreement. 

  • Any compound formed from damage to a nucleic acid. 

verb
  • To wound or injure, especially in an experiment or other controlled procedure. 

How often have the words harm and lesion occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )