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adhesion
(ad-he´zhәn)
a fibrous band or structure by which parts abnormally join together.
union of two surfaces that are normally separate, such as in wound healing or in some pathological process. Surgery within
the abdomen sometimes results in adhesions from scar tissue; as an organ heals, fibrous scar tissue forms around the incision
and may cling to the surface of adjoining organs. Adhesions are usually painless and cause no difficulties, but occasionally
they produce pain, with or without obstruction or malfunction, by distorting an organ or part.
artificial joining of two things, such as the bonding of materials to a tooth.
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