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adhesionolysis

adhesionolysis is the alternative form of adhesiolysis.

Meaning of adhesiolysis

Noun

adhesiolysis (uncountable)

  1. The cutting or removal of adhesions or scar tissue.
    • Where adhesiolysis is needed before progressing, we distinguish between vascular and avascular adhesiolysis.1989, Stig Bengmark, The peritoneum and peritoneal access, page 340

Origin of adhesionolysis

From adhesion + -o- + -lysis.

Questions about adhesionolysis

What is adhesionolysis the alternative form of?
Adhesionolysis is the alternative form of adhesiolysis.

Words near adhesionolysis in the dictionary

  1. adhesion contract
  2. adhesion contracts
  3. adhesional
  4. adhesionally
  5. adhesionless
  6. adhesionolysis
  7. adhesions
  8. adhesiotomies
  9. adhesiotomy
  10. adhesive
  11. adhesive bandage

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Adapted from Wiktionary: adhesionolysis (page history and authors); adhesiolysis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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