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bioadhesive
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adjective
bio·ad·he·sive
\-ad-ˈhē-siv, -əd-\
Medical Definition of bioadhesive
: tending to adhere to or cause adhesion in living tissue bioadhesive gels Encapsulating the drug in a bioadhesive polymer means that the capsule stays in the GI tract longer, allowing more drug molecules to diffuse from it and be absorbed through the intestinal walls.—Rebecca Rawls, Chemical & Engineering News, 31 Mar. 1997
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