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adhesion| In medicine, the abnormal binding of two tissues as a result of inflammation or damage. The moving surfaces of joints or internal organs may merge together if they have been inflamed and tissue fluid has been present between the surfaces. |
| Adhesions sometimes occur after abdominal operations and may lead to colicky pains and intestinal obstruction. |
| After pleurisy the two layers of the pleura adhere. Peritoneal adhesions occur after peritonitis, and adhesion of the two layers of the pericardium may follow pericarditis. |
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