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Meaning of adhesion

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  adhesion
      n 1: abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the
           abdomen
      2: a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally
         separate anatomical structures
      3: the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or
         the joining of surfaces of different composition; "the mutual
         adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was
         required for adhesion" [syn: {adhesiveness}, {adhesion},
         {adherence}, {bond}]
      4: faithful support for a cause or political party or religion;
         "attachment to a formal agenda"; "adherence to a fat-free
         diet"; "the adhesion of Seville was decisive" [syn:
         {attachment}, {adherence}, {adhesion}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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