adhesion
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- noun
- /ædˈhiːʒən/
- Specialized
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adherencia
- Doctors explained that adhesions can form after abdominal surgery, leading to complications.
- prevent adhesions
- nerve adhesions
- postoperative adhesions
And guess what, you get adhesions from from having surgery.
- And guess what, you get adhesions from from having surgery.
Examples
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Other causes of tubal damage include tubal surgery resulting in adhesions, ectopic pregnancy, septic abortion, and ruptured appendix.
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Fine vascular meningeal adhesions binding the optic nerve to the brain.
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And guess what, you get adhesions from from having surgery.
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There was no significant adhesion or profound hemorrhage during removal.
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Movement in the morning breaks up adhesions that develop between muscles overnight.
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I had recently begged out of another event because of abdominal pain due to adhesions.
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Everything points to arachnoid adhesions involving the olfactory nerve in the brain.
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However, despite highly developed surgical techniques and postoperative programs, intra- and extraneural adhesions following nerve surgery remain an important problem.
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Postoperative webbing or adhesions can trap squamous debris and lead to recurrent cholesteatoma.
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Drops are effective in reducing granulation tissue, treating inflammation or infection, and minimizing adhesions and fibrosis.
Academic text (2002)
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A standard contract that gives one party little power to change the terms and favors the stronger party
How Joined
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Adhesion comes from the Latin parts ad- 'to' and haerere 'to stick', and this same idea explains the medical meaning. Think of scar tissue as an internal glue that makes organs 'stick together', which is why adhesion can cause pain after surgery.