union /un·ion/ (ūn´yun) the renewal of continuity in a broken bone or between the edges of a wound.
union
un·ion (y n y n)n. 1. The joining or amalgamation of two or more bodies. 2. The structural adhesion of the edges of a wound. |
union
[ūn′yən]
Etymology: L, unio
the process of healing; the renewal of continuity in a broken bone or between the edges of a wound. See also healing.
union
the growing together of tissues separated by injury, as of the ends of a fractured bone, or of the edges of a wound.
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