Adhesion (disambiguation)

Adhesion (disambiguation)

Adhesion is the tendency of certain dissimiliar molecules to cling together.

Adhesion may also refer to:

; In life sciences and medicine

*Adhesion (medicine), a fibrous band that forms between tissues and organs
*Cell adhesion, the binding of a cell to another cell or to a surface or matrix
*Focal adhesion, a type of macromolecular assembly in cell biology
*Interthalamic adhesion, a band connecting the brain's two thalami

; In engineering

*Rail adhesion, a type of railway

; In law

*Adhesion contract

ee also

*Adhesive, a compound that adheres or bonds two items together
*Cohesion


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