adherence

See also: adhérence

English

Alternative forms

adhærence (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle French adhérence, from Latin adhærentia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ədˈhɪəɹəns/
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Noun

adherence (countable and uncountable, plural adherences)

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

Derived terms

in adherence to
in adherence with

Translations

union of two objects

Bulgarian: сцепление (bg) (sceplenie)
Dutch: adhesie (nl)
Finnish: kiinnittyminen, liimautuminen; adherenssi
Irish: greamú m
Portuguese: aderência (pt) f
Russian: сцепле́ние (ru) n (sceplénije)
Spanish: adhesión (es) f

support for a cause

Bulgarian: привързаност (bg) (privǎrzanost)
Dutch: trouw zijn aan
Finnish: kannatus (fi)
French: adhésion (fr) f
German: Unterstützung (de) f
Polish: adherencja (pl) f
Portuguese: aderência (pt) f
Russian: приве́рженность (ru) f (privéržennostʹ)

(medicine)

Finnish: adherenssi, hoitoon sitoutuminen
French: observance (fr)
Walloon: atnance (wa) f, atna m

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Swedish: ^{(please verify)} följsamhet

References

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

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