Lexic.us

Definition of Adhesion

1. Noun. Abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen.

2. Noun. A fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures.

3. Noun. The property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition. "A heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion"

4. Noun. Faithful support for a cause or political party or religion. "The adhesion of Seville was decisive"

Definition of Adhesion

1. n. The action of sticking; the state of being attached; intimate union; as, the adhesion of glue, or of parts united by growth, cement, or the like.

Definition of Adhesion

1. the act of adhering [n -S]

Medical Definition of Adhesion

1. 1. The property of remaining in close proximity, as that resulting from the physical attraction of molecules to a substance or the molecular attraction existing between the surfaces of contacting bodies. 2. The stable joining of parts to each other, which may occur abnormally. 3. A fibrous band or structure by which parts abnormally adhere. Origin: L. Adhaesio, from adhaerere = to stick to (15 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adhesion

adherend adherends adherent adherent adherently adherents adherent pericardium adherent placenta adherer adherers

adheres adhering adhering junction adhesin adhesion (current term) adhesion (current term) adhesion-related kinase adhesional adhesions adhesion contract

adhesion dyspepsia adhesion molecules adhesion phenomenon adhesion structures linked tyrosine kinase adhesion test adhesiotomy adhesio interthalamica adhesive adhesive adhesively

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