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

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

This creates a highly efficient system that supports cell protrusion, adhesion and rapid shape changes.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2026

The state of being fixed in attachment; fidelity; steady attachment; adhesion; as, adherence to a party or to opinions.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster

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

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

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023

During the procedure, doctors removed adhesions, or internal scarring, on the intestine that had caused a partial blockage.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 9, 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