1. The process of adhering or uniting of two surfaces or parts, especially the union of the opposing surfaces of a wound. Syn: adhesio [NA], conglutination(1).
2. In the plural, inflammatory bands that connect opposing serous surfaces.
3. Physical attraction of unlike molecules for one another.
4. Molecular attraction existing between the surfaces of bodies in contact.
Origin
[L. adhesio, to stick to]
amniotic adhesions
fibrinous adhesion
fibrous adhesion
interthalamic adhesion
primary adhesion
secondary adhesion