Meanings
adjectiveantiadhesion (not comparable)
- not comparablePreventing adhesion.
An example is the use of antiadhesion barriers.
2014 June 3, Jon S. Thompson, “Short Bowel Syndrome and Malabsorption – Causes and Prevention”, in Viszeralmedizin, volume 30, →DOI
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Latinhaereō
- Latinadhaereō
- Latinadhaesiōnem
- Frenchadhésion
- Englishadhesion
- Englishantiadhesion
Cite this entry
APA
antiadhesion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiadhesion
MLA
“antiadhesion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiadhesion. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiadhesion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiadhesion.
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