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1. The property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
   "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion";
   - adhesiveness, adherence, bond
    
2. Abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen
    
3. A fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures
    
4. Faithfully following a program, regime, party or religion
   "the adhesion of Seville was decisive";
   - attachment, adherence

Derived forms: adhesions

Type of: pathology, scar tissue, stickiness, support

Encyclopedia: Adhesion