Adhesion
* allows water to stick to a dry surface.
* are bands of scar tissue that form after surgery
  - fibrous bands connecting structures that are normally separate
  - often difficult to diagnose
* are the body's way of bandaging itself
  - healing itself
  - major cause of small bowel obstruction
* attach to muscles, decreasing their ability to work properly.
* begin to develop within hours of surgery.
* can also cause blockages in the tubes themselves
  - pain
* can also form after an inflammation
  - inflammation in the abdomen or pelvis
* can come a few days after a surgery or years
  - in various sizes, length and structure
  - obstruct blood flow and cause chronic colic and pain
  - result from pelvic infections or from previous surgery
  - trap body organs
* causes wetting through H-bonding to substances that are also polar.
* develop as normal tissue responds to some form of injury
  - following any operation in the abdomen
* form as a response to inflammation , infection, surgery or trauma.
* frequently develop during the first three to five days after surgery
  - improve without surgery
* gradually form from the tendons onto the joint capsules, and a rigid deformity results.
* involving the bowel can cause a bowel obstruction or blockage.
* is an alternative to claws, which works best on smooth surfaces
  - important component of bacterial infections
* is excellent to glass and to most other oxides
  - glass, most other oxides, and to metals such as aluminum and silver
  - improved by baking
  - measured by a double cantilever beam test
* is probably the single most important property of paint or stain
  - required for protrusion to be converted into movement along the substrate
  - superior to petro-based epoxy products
  - support
  - supposed to manifest itself at an appreciable distance before actual contact of bodies
* is the attractive force between water molecules and other substances
  - tendency of molecules of different kinds to stick together
* much stronger attachment to the endometrium than the loose apposition.
* normally occur at the site of the surgical procedure.
* occurs when the cell comes into contact with a surface.
* often lead to reduced lung function in some patients.
* prevents the bacteria from being washed away by tears and blinking.
* similar force, but it occurs between the liquid and the material that contains it.
* tend to form following surgery, inflammation, trauma or radiation therapy treatment.

Alar
* growth-regulating chemical that was used on apples.
* pesticide that shows up to some degree in all fruits.
* preservative used to prolong the shelf-life of apples.
* synthetic growth promotant.

Artificial life
* branch of Artificial intelligence.
* can simulate biology or create smart computer systems.
* imitates traditional biology by trying to 'recreate' biological phenomena.
* is related to artificial intelligence
  - the representation of biological phenomenon on the computer
* new area that offers novel solutions to the management of chaos.
* studies the rules governing complex systems.
  * This is done with simulations using computer models, robotics, and biochemistry. Artificial life imitates traditional biology by trying to 'recreate' biological phenomena.
* subset of artificial intelligence.