noun
- The process or result of sticking or gluing together; adhesion of surfaces or parts.
- In medicine and biology, the joining or fusion of tissues or structures that are normally separate.
Usage: formal; technical
Usage: medical; technical
Examples
- The conglutination of the wound edges promoted faster healing.
- Scar tissue formation can result in unwanted conglutination of internal organs.
- The adhesive caused conglutination of the two wooden surfaces.
- Conglutination of the eyelids can occur as a complication of severe conjunctivitis.
- The surgeon carefully separated the conglutination that had developed between the tissues.
- Chemical conglutination of particles is used in water treatment processes.