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Adhesion

1. (Science: chemistry) The property of remaining in close proximity, as that resulting from the physical attraction of molecules to a substance or the molecular attraction existing between the surfaces of contacting bodies.

2. The stable joining of parts to each other, which may occur abnormally.

3. A fibrous band or structure by which parts abnormally adhere.

Origin: L. Adhaesio, from adhaerere = to stick to abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen.A fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures.The property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition.The attraction of two molecules that are unlike, i.e. Water in a thin glass water column creates a meniscus at the top (a dimpled surface where the water is higher at the edges closest to the glass). This is advantageous in plants when transporting water upwards in the plant.