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Definition of: adhesion

(ad·hēzhən) noun
1. The act of adhering; the state of being attached; adherence.
2. Assent; concurrence.
3. Close connection, as of ideas.
4. Physics The binding force exerted by molecules of unlike substances when brought in contact, as wood and glue.
5. The union of normally separate tissues in the body by proliferating fibrous tissue. See synonyms under ATTACHMENT. [<F adhésion <L adhaesio, -onis <adhaerere. See ADHERE.]

Most often used phrases:

cell adhesion
adhesion molecules
adhesion molecule
focal adhesion
leukocyte adhesion
cell cell adhesion
cellular adhesion
adhesion kinase
adhesion proteins
adhesion deficiency
intercellular adhesion
improve adhesion
rail adhesion
good adhesion
platelet adhesion

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