Adhesion (medicine)

Adhesion (medicine)
Adhesions formed following appendectomy

Adhesions are fibrous bands that form between tissues and organs,[1] often as a result of irritation of internal surfaces during surgery, infections or trauma. They may be thought of as internal scar tissue that connects tissues not normally connected.

  1. ^ "adhesion" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
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