adhesion

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen
noun a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures
noun the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

From French adhésion, from Latin stem of adhaesio, from past participle of adhaerare.

"Adhesion to vice and aversion to goodness." — Orthography : $b as outlined in the state course of study for Illinois : seventh and eighth years, Elmer W. (Elmer Warren) Cavins
Adrian, the younger, had a soul above adhesion. — Happy Days, A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne
Things solid like stones resist disintegration by the close adhesion of their parts. — The Consolation of Philosophy, Boethius

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