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Conglutination

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con·glu·ti·nate  (kn-gltn-t, kn-)
intr. & tr.v. con·glu·ti·nat·ed, con·glu·ti·nat·ing, con·glu·ti·nates
1. To become or cause to become stuck or glued together.
2. Medicine To become or cause to become reunited, as bones or tissues.
adj.
Relating to the abnormal adhering of tissues to one another.

[Middle English conglutinaten, from Latin congltinre, congltint- : com-, com- + gltinre, to glue (from glten, gltin-, glue).]

con·gluti·nation n.
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Noun1.conglutination - healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones
healing - the natural process by which the body repairs itself
2.conglutination - the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
jointure, uniting, unification, conjugation, union - the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays"

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