Medical Definition of Adhering junction

1. A type of junction between cells forming tissues that are subjected to stretching and pulling, such as the skin. This type of junction provides very tight contact between adjacent cells and allows the cells to fuction as a unit. Belt desmosomes are attachment sites that circle the cell, and spot desmosomes are small points of attachment across the cells surface. (15 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adhering Junction

adherence
adherences
adherence syndrome
adherend
adherends
adherent
adherent
adherently
adherents
adherent pericardium
adherent placenta
adherer
adherers
adheres
adhering
adhering junction (current term)
adhesin
adhesion
adhesion
adhesion-related kinase
adhesional
adhesions
adhesion contract
adhesion dyspepsia
adhesion molecules
adhesion phenomenon
adhesion structures linked tyrosine kinase
adhesion test
adhesiotomy
adhesio interthalamica

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