adherence

See also: adhérence

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle French adhérence, from Latin adhærentia.

Pronunciation
  • (UK, General Australian) IPA(key): /ədˈhɪə.ɹəns/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ədˈhɪɹ.əns/

Noun

adherence (countable and uncountable, plural adherences)

  1. A close physical union of two objects.
  2. Faithful support for some cause.
  3. (medicine) An extent to which a patient continues an agreed treatment plan.
  4. (Scots law) The fulfilment of the legal obligation of residing with wife or husband.[1]

Derived terms

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See also

References
  1. “adherence, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
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