Lesionando

Lesionando is the present participle (gerund) of the verb lesionar in Spanish and Portuguese. It denotes the ongoing action of injuring or causing damage to tissue or a person. In medical, sports, or general writing, lesionar means to injure, and lesionando describes the act in progress or ongoing harm.

Etymology and cognates: the term comes from Latin laedere, meaning to harm, with the modern Romance-language descendants Spanish and Portuguese forming lesionar as “to injure.” The gerund forms lesionando appear in both languages and are used to convey continuous action.

Usage and context: In Spanish, examples include "El atleta está lesionando al rival" meaning the athlete is injuring the opponent, or "La exposición prolongada está lesionando la piel" indicating ongoing damage to the skin. In Portuguese, one might say "Ele está lesionando o joelho" to describe injuring a knee, or "A exposição prolongada está lesionando a pele" for skin damage due to prolonged exposure. In formal contexts, writers often prefer other constructions, but lesionando remains common in narration, journalism, and dialogue to express ongoing harm.

Distinctions: lesionar yields a noun form lesión (Spanish) or lesão (Portuguese) for injury, and the adjective lesionado/lesionada for an injured person. Lesionando, by contrast, is a grammatical form and not a standalone noun.

See also: lesion, lesionar, lesionado, lesión, lesão. The term is primarily a grammatical form used to describe ongoing injury and depends on the surrounding syntax for precise meaning.