adhesions
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adhesions — ad·he·sion || É™d hiËÊ’n n. act of sticking or adhering to a surface; attachment, devotion; agreement; abnormal growing together of separate body tissues (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
traumatic uterine adhesions — adhesions of the uterus, most often in the cervical canal, frequently in the uterine cavity, and sometimes in both; they are usually caused by trauma or infection and may cause amenorrhea. See also Asherman syndrome, under syndrome … Medical dictionary
focal adhesions — Areas of close apposition, and thus presumably anchorage points, of the plasma membrane of a fibroblast (for example) to the substratum over which it is moving. Usually 1 x 0.2 m m with the long axis parallel to the direction of movement; always… … Dictionary of molecular biology
amniotic adhesions — fibrous adhesions from the amnion to the fetus; see amniotic band, under band … Medical dictionary
Lane bands — adhesions between tight loops of the terminal ileum, sometimes extending as ligamentous bands to the right iliac fossa … Medical dictionary
Asherman's syndrome — Classification and external resources ICD 10 N85.6 ICD 9 621.5 … Wikipedia
Adhesion (medicine) — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001493 eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = Adhesions are fibrous bands that form between tissues and organs, often as a result of injury… … Wikipedia
Endometriosis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 N80 I … Wikipedia
Focal adhesion — In cell biology, focal adhesions (also cell matrix adhesions or FAs) are specific types of large macromolecular assemblies through which both mechanical force and regulatory signals are transmitted. More precisely, they can be considered as sub… … Wikipedia
Elective caesarean section — (AE elective cesarean section) refers to a cesarean section (CS) that is performed on a pregnant woman on the basis of an obstetrical or medical indication or at the request of the pregnant patient. [1] cite journal | author = NIH | title = State … Wikipedia
