adherence

English

Alternative forms

• adhærence (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle French adhérence, from Latin adhærentia

Noun

adherence (uncountable)

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.

Translations

union of two objects

• Bulgarian: сцепление (bg) (sceplenie)
• Dutch: adhesie (nl)

• Portuguese: aderência (pt) f
• Russian: сцепление (ru) (sceplénije) n

support for a cause

• Bulgarian: привързаност (bg) (privǎrzanost)
• Dutch: trouw zijn aan (nl)
• French: adhésion (fr) f

• German: Unterstützung (de) f
• Portuguese: aderência (pt) f
• Russian: приверженность (ru) (privéržennostʹ) f

(medicine)

• Walloon: atnance (wa) f, atna (wa) m

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• Swedish: följsamhet

See also

• compliance