adhesion

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

However, due to the failed sanding systems and low wheel-rail adhesion, the speed "was such that the deceleration required to slow the train for the loop could not be sustained".

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

While stronger adhesion makes the plant more structurally stable, it also reduces its ability to grow.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 13, 2026

May substitute provisions of previous conventions Such accession shall imply full adhesion to all the clauses and admission to all the advantages provided by the present Convention.

From Copyright: Its History and Its Law by Richard Rogers Bowker

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

After her release, Stohnii underwent surgery to remove adhesions - bands of scar tissue between organs that can be caused by trauma - which had developed in her kidney and bladder.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2023

Scar tissue, known as adhesions, can form after surgery or other trauma to the abdomen.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023

During the operation, the surgical team removed adhesions, a kind of internal scarring not infrequent after previous surgery.

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