adhesion
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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
Moisture, along with other factors like leaves from nearby trees, can affect adhesion on the rails, according to the RAIB.
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 breakthrough builds on more than ten years of work at Leipzig University focused on adhesion GPCRs.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 6, 2026
Such accession shall imply full adhesion to all the clauses and admission to all the advantages provided by the present Convention.
From Copyright: Its History and Its Law by Richard Rogers Bowker
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
Scar tissue, known as adhesions, can form after surgery or other trauma to the abdomen.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
During the procedure, doctors removed adhesions, or internal scarring, on the intestine that had caused a partial blockage.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 9, 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
Vocabulary lists containing adhesion
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