deadhesion

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noun

The detachment of a cell from a surface to which it was adhering

OriginEnglish adhesion ← French adhésion ← Latin adhaesiōnem →
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Meanings

noundeadhesion (uncountable)

alternative de-adhesion

  1. uncountablebiologyThe detachment of a cell from a surface to which it was adhering

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
disadhesion

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  8. Proto-Italic*ad
  9. Proto-Italic*ad-
  10. Latinad-
  11. Latinhaereō
  12. Latinadhaereō
  13. Latinadhaesiōnem
  14. Frenchadhésion
  15. Englishadhesion
  16. Englishdeadhesion

From de- + adhesion.

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APA

deadhesion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadhesion

MLA

“deadhesion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadhesion. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deadhesion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadhesion.

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