Definition of Adhesion

Noun: adhesion ad'hee-zhun or ud'hee-zhun

The property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
"a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion";
- adhesiveness, adherence, bond
Abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen
A fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures
Faithfully following a program, regime, party or religion
"the adhesion of Seville was decisive";
- attachment, adherence