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adhesion

[ad-hee-zhuhn] / ædˈhi ʒən /


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Yet another field that may have caught the medicine committee's eye is that of adhesion receptors in the immune system, identified by US immunologist Timothy Springer.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

It has made nine recommendations, including improving the safety inside passenger carriages, improving the design and safety of sanding systems, improving wheel-rail adhesion conditions and driver training.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

After addressing structural problems such as loss of adhesion and exfoliated paint, the restorers then used reversible techniques -- including watercolour paint -- to "stitch" everything back together, she said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

This receptor belongs to a larger family known as adhesion G protein-coupled receptors, or GPCRs.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 6, 2026

Large numbers of them sought this refuge, though their adhesion was more nominal than real.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Henry Charles Lea

Later scans revealed there was still endometriosis with adhesions on her bowels.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026

What's most exciting is our paper highlights the intriguing possibility that repurposing currently available cancer drugs that stabilize focal adhesions might represent a way to restore mechanical integrity at synapses.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024

The autopsy report said the obstruction was “in the form of a strangulated small bowel caused by adhesions that developed after bariatric surgery years ago.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2023

Scar tissue, known as adhesions, can form after surgery or other trauma to the abdomen.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023

Peewee had another operation on his stomach for something called adhesions, but he was still scheduled to leave with me.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers


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