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deadhesion

deadhesion noun: the detachment of a cell from a surface to which it was adhering.

Noun

deadhesion (uncountable)

  1. The detachment of a cell from a surface to which it was adhering

Forms of deadhesion

alternative formde-adhesion

Origin of deadhesion

From de- + adhesion.

Questions about deadhesion

What does deadhesion mean?
Deadhesion means the detachment of a cell from a surface to which it was adhering.
What part of speech is deadhesion?
Deadhesion is a noun.

Words near deadhesion in the dictionary

  1. deadhearted
  2. deadheartedly
  3. deadheartedness
  4. deadhere
  5. deadherent
  6. deadhesion
  7. Deadhorse
  8. deadhouse
  9. deadhouses
  10. deading
  11. deadish

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