adhesion

adhesion definition - medical

ad·he·sion (ăd-hēˈzhən)

noun
  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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