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adhesion

[ad-hee-zhuhn] / ædˈhi ʒən /


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Yet another field that may have caught the medicine committee's eye is that of adhesion receptors in the immune system, identified by US immunologist Timothy Springer.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

It has made nine recommendations, including improving the safety inside passenger carriages, improving the design and safety of sanding systems, improving wheel-rail adhesion conditions and driver training.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

After addressing structural problems such as loss of adhesion and exfoliated paint, the restorers then used reversible techniques -- including watercolour paint -- to "stitch" everything back together, she said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

Plants grown in light had much stronger adhesion between these layers than those grown in darkness.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 13, 2026

By this means the weight of wood and water, instead of abstracting from the effective power of the engine, contributes to its adhesion and consequent ability to climb the mountain.

From Illustrated Catalogue of Locomotives Baldwin Locomotive Works by Matthew Baird

Later scans revealed there was still endometriosis with adhesions on her bowels.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026

What's most exciting is our paper highlights the intriguing possibility that repurposing currently available cancer drugs that stabilize focal adhesions might represent a way to restore mechanical integrity at synapses.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024

The autopsy report said the obstruction was “in the form of a strangulated small bowel caused by adhesions that developed after bariatric surgery years ago.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2023

But in the time since, the adhesions were increasingly causing pain.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 10, 2023

Peewee had another operation on his stomach for something called adhesions, but he was still scheduled to leave with me.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers




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