adhesion

As nouns the difference between adhesion and desmocollin

is that adhesion is adhesion, adherence while desmocollin is (protein) any of a family of glycoproteins ((cadherin)), found in desmosomes, responsible for intercellular adhesion.

As nouns the difference between adhesion and pleurodesis

is that adhesion is adhesion, adherence while pleurodesis is (surgery|medicine) the production of adhesions between the outer wall of the lungs and its surrounding membrane.

As a noun adhesion

is adhesion, adherence.

As an adjective adhesionless is

lacking adhesion.

As nouns the difference between adhesion and adherend

is that adhesion is the ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance while adherend is that which adheres to another by adhesion.

As nouns the difference between adhesion and nectin

is that adhesion is adhesion, adherence while nectin is (protein) any of a family of proteins that have a function in cell-to-cell adhesion.

As nouns the difference between adhesion and vitronectin

is that adhesion is adhesion, adherence while vitronectin is (biochemistry) a protein of the pexin family, an abundant glycoprotein that promotes cell adhesion and spreading, inhibits the membrane-damaging effect of the terminal cytolytic complement pathway, and binds to several serpin serine protease inhibitors.

As nouns the difference between adhesion and mucoadhesion

is that adhesion is adhesion, adherence while mucoadhesion is adhesion to a mucous membrane.