adhesion adhesion /ædˈhiːʒən/

noun

1. Faithful support for a cause or political party or religion  ( adhesion , attachment , adherence )
   faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
    Attachment to a formal agenda
   attachment to a formal agenda
    Adherence to a fat-free diet
   adherence to a fat-free diet
    The adhesion of Seville was decisive
   the adhesion of Seville was decisive
   
2. The property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition  ( adherence , adhesion , adhesiveness , bond )
   the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
    The mutual adhesiveness of cells
   the mutual adhesiveness of cells
    A heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion
   a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion
   
3. A fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures  ( adhesion )
   a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures
   
4. Abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen  ( adhesion )
   abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen