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noun
Adhesion of cells.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)lbor. English cyto- Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin adhaesiōnemlbor. French adhésionder. English adhesion English cytoadhesion From cyto- + adhesion.
