Conglutination

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Conglutination \Con*glu`ti*na"tion\, n. [L. conglutinatio: cf.
     F. conglutination.]
     A gluing together; a joining by means of some tenacious
     substance; junction; union.
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           Conglutination of parts separated by a wound.
                                                    --Arbuthnot.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  conglutination
       n 1: healing process involving the growing together of the edges
            of a wound or the growing together of broken bones [syn:
             {union}]
       2: the union of diverse things into one body or form or group;
          the growing together of parts [syn: {coalescence}, {coalescency},
           {coalition}, {concretion}]