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ad⋅he⋅sion

  [ad-hee-zhuhn]
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–noun
1. the act or state of adhering; state of being adhered or united: the adhesion of parts united by growth.
2. steady or devoted attachment, support, etc.; adherence.
3. assent; concurrence.
4. Physics. the molecular force of attraction in the area of contact between unlike bodies that acts to hold them together. Compare cohesion (def. 2).
5. Pathology.
a. the abnormal union of adjacent tissues.
b. the tissue involved.
6. Botany. the union of normally separate parts.
7. Railroads.
a. the frictional resistance of rails to the tendency of driving wheels to slip.
b. factor of adhesion.
Origin:
1615–25; < ML adhēsiōn- for L adhaesiōn- (s. of adhaesiō) a clinging, equiv. to adhaes(us), ptp. of adhaerēre to adhere + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
ad⋅he⋅sion⋅al, adjective
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Cultural Dictionary

adhesion

The molecular (see molecule) attraction that holds the surfaces of two dissimilar substances together. (Compare cohesion.)

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ad·he·sion
Pronunciation: ad-'hE-zh&n, &d-
Function: noun
1 : the action or state of adhering; specifically : a sticking together of substances (as of glue and wood or of parts united by growth)
2 a : the abnormal union of surfaces normally separate by the formation of newfibrous tissue resulting from an inflammatory process; also : the newly formed uniting tissue adhesions> b : the union of wound edgesespecially by first intention
3 : the molecular attraction exerted between the surfaces of bodies in contact —compare COHESION 2 —ad·he·sion·al /-'hEzh-n&l, -'hE-zh&n-&l/ adjective
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adhesion ad·he·sion (ād-hē'zhən)
n.

  1. A condition in which body tissues that are normally separate grow together.

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

  3. The union of opposing surfaces of a wound, especially in healing. Also called conglutination.

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