n.
Pronunciation: ad- ' h ē -zh ə n, ə d-
Function: noun
Etymology: French or Latin; French adhésion, from Latin adhaesion-, adhaesio, from adhaer ē re
Date: 1624
1 : steady or firm attachment : ADHERENCE
2 : the action or state of adhering
3 : the abnormal union of separate tissue surfaces by new fibrous tissue resulting from an inflammatory process also : the newly formed uniting tissue
4 : agreement to join < adhesion of all nations to a copyright convention>
5 : the molecular attraction exerted between the surfaces of bodies in contact
– ad · he · sion · al \ - ' h ē zh-n ə l, - ' h ē -zh ə -n ə l \ adjective