Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun adhesion

4 senses of adhesion

Sense 1
adhesion -- (abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen)
       => pathology -- (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition)

Sense 2
adhesion -- (a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures)
       => scar tissue -- (the connective tissue that forms a scar; consists of fibroblasts in new scars and collagen fibers in old scars)

Sense 3
adhesiveness, adhesion, adherence, bond -- (the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition; "the mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion")
       => stickiness -- (the property of sticking to a surface)

Sense 4
attachment, adherence, adhesion -- (faithful support for a cause or political party or religion; "attachment to a formal agenda"; "adherence to a fat-free diet"; "the adhesion of Seville was decisive")
       => support -- (aiding the cause or policy or interests of; "the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support")