adhesion

n.

1. The act or state of adhering.
2. Attachment or devotion; loyalty.
3. Assent or agreement to join.
4. Medicine.
   1. A condition in which bodily tissues that are normally separate grow together.
   2. A fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures.
5. Physics. The physical attraction or joining of two substances, especially the macroscopically observable attraction of dissimilar substances.

[French adhésion, from Latin adhaesiō, adhaesiōn-, from adhaesus, past participle of adhaerēre, to adhere. See adhere.]

noun

The close physical union of two objects: adherence, bond, cohesion. See connect.

(adh′zhən)
n

1. the attraction of unlike molecules for one another. 2. the molecular attraction existing between surfaces in close contact. 3. the condition in which a material sticks to itself or another material. 4. the abnormal joining of tissues, generally by fibrous connective tissue, to each other after repair of an injury.

1. The joining of two surfaces as pieces of wood, metal, plastic, or other construction materials, by means of a viscous, sticky composition such as cement or glue.
2. The sticking together of two surfaces by means of physical and chemical forces such as those which bind a paint film to a surface.

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An abnormal union of separate tissues, commonly resulting from inflammation or haemorrhage. Adhesions may affect the synovial membranes of joints or form in and around muscle after a sports injury. Manipulation is often necessary to breakdown an adhesion and prevent loss of normal function. Many sports doctors advocate aggressive rehabilitation involving early mobilization (e.g. by using continuous passive motion exercises on the injured joint) to minimize the formation of adhesions.

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

Union of two surfaces that are normally separate; also, any fibrous band that connects them. Surgery within the abdomen sometimes results in adhesions. As an organ heals, fibrous scar tissue forms around the incision. Fibrinous exudate and scar tissue may cling to the surface of adjoining organs, causing them to kink. Adhesions are usually painless and cause no difficulties, although occasionally they produce obstruction or malfunction by distorting the organ. They can also occur following peritonitis and other inflammatory conditions. They may also occur in the pleura, in the pericardium, and around the pelvic organs. Surgery is sometimes recommended to relieve adhesions.

• bowel a. — see peritoneal adhesion (below).
• cervical a's — adhesions in the uterine cervix; they usually result from infection and in mares encourage the development of pyometra.
• interthalamic a. — the midline union of the two halves of the thalamus; during development of the brain the two thalami encroach into the primitive disk-shaped third ventricle transforming it into a ring.
• intestinal a. — takes the form of nonelastic bands between loops of intestine or between the intestine and other organs, or of constricting bands around the intestine. They often cause no clinical signs. Long bands may cause intermittent colic due to obstruction of the intestinal lumen which is relieved spontaneously. When they are not relieved they are life-threatening. Cicatricial bands within the wall of the intestine are more likely to cause persistent, subacute abdominal pain. See also equine colic.
• pericardial a's — fibrous adhesions that restrict the action of the heart and that follow late stages of pericarditis. This may cause cardiac inefficiency that leads to congestive heart failure.
• peritoneal a. — part of the healing process in peritonitis, and disruption by surgical means or by violent activity may result in recrudescence of peritonitis. In the late cicatrization stage, adhesions may, by contraction, cause partial obstruction of the intestine and chronic or intermittent pain; a common cause of chronic colic in horses.
• pleural a. — develops in the healing stages of pleurisy but is soon attenuated by constant thoracic movement and causes little respiratory insufficiency.
• reticular a. — if extensive, can restrict the movements of the reticulum so much that the reticular groove cannot open to allow emptying of the rumen through the reticulo-omasal orifice. Chronic distention and frothy bloat result.
• vaginal a's — common only in mares. Interfere with mating by preventing penetration of the penis, or with fertilization by blocking the movement of spermatozoa. Vaginal and rectal examination reveal bands of adhesion across the passage, or transverse partitions that completely block it. In the latter there may be an accumulation of exudate or secretion cranial to it. Three-dimensional adhesions convert the vagina into a solid mass with a similar obstructive effect. See also vaginal.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fastklæben, fastklæbning

Nederlands (Dutch)
vergroeiing (door verwonding), het vastkleven, het kleverig zijn, contact tussen wielen en wegdek, (het geven van) steun

Français (French)
n. - (Méd, Tech) adhérence, (fig) adhésion

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verwachsung, Zusammenwachsen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προσκόλληση, στερεή εφαρμογή (κν. γερό πιάσιμο), (ιατρ.) σύμφυση

Italiano (Italian)
adesione, aderenza, saldatura

Português (Portuguese)
n. - adesão (f) (Fís.) (Med.), aderência (f), fidelidade (f)

Русский (Russian)
прилипание, притяжение, сцепление

Español (Spanish)
n. - adhesión, cicatrización, adherencia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vidhäftningsförmåga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
粘着, 皈依, 固守, 附着

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 黏著, 皈依, 固守, 附著

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 접착[력], 유착, 응착, 착생

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 付着, 粘着, 癒着

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إلتصاق, إلتحام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דבקות, דביקות, תמיכה, הידבקות (של שטחי-פנים בשל פציעה או דלקת), שמירה על היצמדות בין צמיגים לכביש‬

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