adhesion
adhesion is a topic covered in the Taber's Medical Dictionary.
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(ad-hē′zhŏn)

[L. adhaerere, to stick]
1. A holding together or uniting of two surfaces or parts, as in wound healing.
2. A fibrous band of scar tissue holding parts together that are normally separated, as within the peritoneal cavity after surgery or penetrating injuries.
3. An attraction to another substance, e.g., of molecules or blood platelets to each other or to dissimilar materials.
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(ad-hē′zhŏn)

[L. adhaerere, to stick]
1. A holding together or uniting of two surfaces or parts, as in wound healing.
2. A fibrous band of scar tissue holding parts together that are normally separated, as within the peritoneal cavity after surgery or penetrating injuries.
3. An attraction to another substance, e.g., of molecules or blood platelets to each other or to dissimilar materials.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Adhesion." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central Redesign, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731453/all/abdominal_adhesion.
Adhesion. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731453/all/abdominal_adhesion. Accessed August 14, 2022.
Adhesion. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th edition). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731453/all/abdominal_adhesion
Adhesion [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2022 August 14]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731453/all/abdominal_adhesion.
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